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Deutsch: Adam Schall von Bell (1592-1666) war Jesuit, Wissenschaftler und Missionar.
Latina: Adam Schall Germanus I. Ordinis Mandarinus
English: Kircher writes: "Here I think it fitting to include drawings of Fr. Adam Schall, who is dressed as a mandarin of the Department of Astronomy,
and of the Sino-Tartar King." (Page 109, in a modern English translation by Dr. Charles D. Van Tuyl)
Date
1649
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engraving
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La Chine d'Athanase Kirchere de la Compagnie de Jesus: illustre de plusieurs monuments tant sacres que profanes.
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