"Map of Catholic missions of China, by French Jesuit, R.P.J.-B. Prud'homme, showing division of China into mission districts allocated to the various Catholic orders, including the Augustinians, Dominicans, Franciscans and Jesuits. Orders of nuns are not included. An inset map, 'Campo do Apostolado Missionario' (Field of Apostolic Mission), shows the whole of China divided into mission areas. Two tables show Catholic population growth and number of Chinese priests from 1900 to 1935. Main Catholic centres of China, with the date of their establishment, are also given." Very rare map, we found only a few examples in existence (in French and Portuguese, this one in English). One French version featured at Sotheby's (https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/travel-atlases-maps-and-natural-history/prudhomme-large-map-of-china-missions-catholiques) and the other French version at Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collection (https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/266-m015/). A Portuguese version at the NLA, National Library of Australia (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4456922), the source of the listing.
Provenance: Proprety of late John B. Hill, U.S.M.C., 4th U.S. Marine Corp. John Bun Hill became a Marine upon graduating from the university of Georgia in July 1929. During his active military carrer he served in London, China, Guam, and Japan. He was also commanding officer of marine barracks at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. During the London Blitz he was executive officer for the Marine detachments American Embassy, London England, 1941-1942. Prior to these assignments he was in Shangai, China from 1935 to 1938. He was the company commander during the Japanese invasion in 1937. This map, signed and owned by him, was part of his working materials information. U.S. PRIORITY SHIPPING $25 + INSURANCE.