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Simple map of Paraguay showing locations of Mennonite colony settlements, including Fernheim Colony and the city Filadelfia, Menno Colony and the city Sommerfeld ("Somerfeld"), Neuland colony and the city Neu-Halbstadt, all in western Paraguay, in addition to Volendam, Friesland, Primavera, Sommerfeld ("Somerfeld"), Bergthal, and a Leper Colony, all in eastern Paraguay. Two railroads are shown, along with Paraguay’s capital, Asuncion, and the Paraguay River. Original label: “Paraguay map.”

Information sheet and map of mission work in Taiwan. Text of page one: “TAIWAN (FORMOSA) / ...When Japan lost the second world war, the island went to Nationalist China and is ruled today by Chiang Kai-shek. The official language there is now Chinese. The young people and school children speak Chinese (Mandarin) but the older people speak Taiwanese. The missionaries must learn both languages and much time is spent in language study. / 2. Most of the missionaries who had to leave China went to Taiwan. It is a small island about 165 miles off the coast of China; there are about ten million people on Taiwan. / 3. On the next page, there is a map of Taiwan and the mission work stations are described and marked on the map. The evangelistic work is done mainly among the Taiwanese-speaking people. The medical work is directed mostly toward the mountain people. / 4. The following missionaries are in Taiwan now: Miss Martha Boschman, Miss Margarete [Margareth] Peters, Miss Lena Peters, Miss Marie J. Regier, Miss Helen Willms, Dr. And Mrs. Glen Graber and 3 children, Dr. And Mrs. Peter J. Pankratz, Rev and Mrs. W. C. Voth, Rev. And Mrs. Hugh Sprunger and 3 daughters, in addition to MCC workers, Han van den Berg and Roy Habecker” Text of page two: “MISSION WORK IN TAIWAN (FORMOSA) / [A map including the places: Taipei, Keeling, Hwalien (Hualien), Taitung, Pingtung, Tainan, Taichung, and Chutung] / [a key showing that a dashed line represents “Mobile medical work,” and listing the work at each location] Hwalien – Mennonite Christian Hospital and clinic; milk distribution for children / Taipei – MCC Relief Center; new mission work / Chutung – Eye clinic / Taichung – established mission church; CCF Babies Home; 5 miles west at Hsi Tun a new mission outpost / Pingtung – previously an eye clinic and milk distribution for children / Taitung – previously an eye clinic”

Photographic reproduction of a map of a portion of Paraguay around Kilometer 81 Leprosy Mission, which includes a large portion of land to the east of the Mission, and dots indicating the locations of patients treated for leprosy (Hansen’s Disease). 1959 label: “Paraguay Mennonite Leprosy Work.” Labels on the map include: Barrero Grande, Caraguatay, Itacurubi, Islapucu, Piribebuy, Tobaty, Arroyoy Esteros, Juan De Mena, Valenzuela, San Jose, Caaguazu, Mbocayaty, Col. Independencia, Yhu, San Jaoquin, Cecilio Baez, Carayao, Pindo, Rio Tobatiry, Arroyo Hondo, Rio Yuguery, Arroyo Aguapety, Arroyo Cambay, Rio Guyraungua, Arroyo Blanco, Cordillera De Caaguazu, Arroyo Mburu, Ruta II, etc.

Location of Mennonite Congregations.

This photo is of a clay map of the ancient Middle East. The site entitled Ebla is emphasized on the map.