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[Frontispiece to China illustrated by Athanasius Kircher]
[Frontispiece to China illustrated by Athanasius Kircher]
St. Francis Xavier, St. Ignatius Loyola, Matteo Ricci, and Adam Schall, with angel holding map of Asia in a frontispiece from Kircher's La Chine. Cartographic and astronomical tools in corner foreground.
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Related Title(s):
Hidden treasure and Is part of: Chine; See related catalog record: 2371043R