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Hardbound. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: new. Reprint edition. High quality reprint of a classic account of early Taiwan, first published in 1896. Mackay, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary, arrived in then-Formosa in 1871 and subsequently spent some 23 years on the island, founding not only Christian churches, but also public schools, a university, dental clinics and the first hospital to introduce Western medicine to the population. Mackay remains a hero of the nation to the present day; the site of his first school and dental clinic is still a popular museum on the outskirts of Tamshui, north of Taipei. 346 pp., 16 b&w photos, 4 maps (all fold-out). Size: 22 x 16 cm.…

From Far Formosa. The Island, Its People and Missions. Edited by the Rev. J. A. Macdonald. With portraits, illustrations and folding maps, index (illus. in b&w fine photos, 4 folding maps). Facsimile Reprint of the Edinburgh & London edition 1896. - Hard Cover beige cloth with red print on cover and spine, with DJ vg/vg - like new, untouched! 346 S. isbn 9576380723.…