Xujiahui Library (Zi-Ka-Wei)
Xujiahui Library (1847 - Present), today known as the Shanghai Library Bibliotheca Zi-Ka-Wei (上海图书馆徐家汇藏书楼) was established in 1847. It was initially part of the Jesuit mission complex in the Xujiahui village (徐家汇), situated on the outskirts of Shanghai. Following the Jesuit mission of scholarship, it evolved into an academic center embracing both Chinese and Western academic heritages. It was also an important publishing house, issuing maps, religious works, scholarly studies, and more. By the end of the 19th century, it housed over 200,000 volumes. The library is known for its comprehensive collection of Chinese gazetteers, newspapers, reference materials, and mission-related publications. The establishment of the People's Republic of China marked the end of the Jesuit mission in Xujiahui. Nonetheless, the library perseveres, having been nationalized and, from 1957, integrated into the Shanghai Library System.
AKA: Zi-Ka-Wei
Catholic Missions around Shanghai and Nanjing.
Kiang-Nan Mission de la Province de France comprenant la province du Kiang-Sou a l'est capitale Sou-tcheou et celle du Ngan Hoei a l'ouest captle Ngan-King lesquelles forment avec la prov. du Kiang-si le 'gouvernement general' des-deux Kiang (Leang-Kiang) capitale residence du vice roi.
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A rare 1879 Aloys Pfister French Jesuit missionary map of the Kiang-nan Vicariate, corresponding to the former Jiangnan Province (江南), China, produced by the Xujiahui Library (Zi-ka-wei), located just outside Shanghai. The map presents the state-of-the-art mission cartography of the vast Kiang-nan Vicariate, highlighting even small villages - all taken directly from firsthand missionary accounts. (more details)
Catholic missions around Shanghai. AND, a unique alluvial island.
Mission de la Compagnie de Jesus au Hiang-Nan (Chine). / Carte de Hai-Men (Dressee par le R.J Havret) 1887-89.
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This is a c. 1889 French Jesuit map of Nantong (南通), Hai-men (海门), and the island of Chongming (崇明岛), on the opposite side of the Yangtze River from Shanghai, China. It is one of the maps produced at the Xujiahui Library (Zi-ka-wei) by the Jesuit priest Henri Havret for his 1892 study of the historical formation and settlement of the alluvial Chongming (Tsong Ming) Island. The map also serves as a unique record of missionary activity near Shanghai, recording the sites of hundreds of new churches and missions. (more details)