{"product_id":"vicariati-apostolici-nell-india-transgangetica-girolamo-petri-1858","title":"Vicariati apostolici nell' India-Transgangetica - Girolamo Petri (1858)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVicariati Apostolici nell' India-Transgangetica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn\/Published by: Girolamo Petri\u003cbr\u003ePublished in: Rome\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1858–1859\u003cbr\u003eFrom: L'Orbe Cattolico ossia Atlante Geografico Storico Ecclesiastico (The Catholic World: Historical Ecclesiastical Geographic Atlas)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Includes original hand-colouring to distinguish ecclesiastical territories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Rare Ecclesiastical Map of Southeast Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique 1858 map by the Roman cartographer Girolamo Petri offers a distinct perspective on Southeast Asia (\"India Transgangetica\" or \"India beyond the Ganges\"). Unlike standard political maps of the era that focused on colonial borders or local kingdoms, this chart is dedicated to the Catholic administrative divisions (Apostolic Vicariates) of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \"Missionary\" Geography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken from Petri’s monumental atlas of the Catholic world, the map illustrates how the Vatican viewed the East Indies during the mid-19th century. Instead of highlighting British or French empires, it uses distinct hand-colouring to demarcate religious jurisdictions, such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vicariates of Tonkin and Cochin-China: Detailed divisions in modern-day Vietnam, which was a major focus of French missionary activity (and martyrdom) in the 1850s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vicariate of Siam: Covering the Kingdom of Thailand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vicariate of the Malay Peninsula: The region including Singapore and Malaya is shown as a single ecclesiastical unit. At this time, the Catholic mission in Singapore was growing rapidly under the Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP), with the famous Church of the Good Shepherd (now Cathedral) having been elevated to a cathedral status just a few years prior in 1888 (retroactively, but the seat was established earlier).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Snapshot of Faith and Diplomacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in Rome by the Tipografia della Reverenda Camera Apostolica, this map represents the intersection of faith and geography. It captures the region just before the major French colonial expansion into Indochina, freezing in time the missionary networks that often operated independently of (or ahead of) state powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656540028993,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/88BA0748-3084-49FF-81F0-0B2B4FD92E13.jpg?v=1772969356","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/vicariati-apostolici-nell-india-transgangetica-girolamo-petri-1858","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}