Memoir of the Rev. David Abeel, D. D. Late Missionary to China by His Nephew

E-249. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Robert Carter, New York. 1848. 315 pgs. Frontispiece. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in blindstamped decorated cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Ex-private library bookplate present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. David Abeel (June 12, 1804 – September 4, 1846) was a missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church with the American Reformed Mission. Abeel was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on June 12, 1804 to Captain David and Jane Hassert Abeel. He is a descendant of Albany, New York Mayor Johannes Abeel. In 1835, he returned to the United States to recruit additional missionaries from his church to work overseas. He remained in that capacity through 1838, to return to active missionary duty. In 1839, he visited Maritime Southeast Asia, and later established a mission in Xiamen in 1842. In Xiamen, Abeel met with Chinese official and scholar Xu Jiyu, who helped obtain information on conditions in the West. In 1844 he was joined by new co-workers Pohlman and Elihu Doty. Xu later used this information to compile an influential work on geography. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .