Replication Data for: The Empire Within: Longitudinal Evidence on the Expansion of Christian Missions in Colonial Africa

This dataset is based on the 1925 World Missionary Atlas (WMA) by Harlan P. Beach and Charles H. Fahs, published by the Institute for Social and Religious Research (New York). The dataset features aggregated, cross-validated information from maps and indexes contained in the WMA. Overall, it provides information on 1,895 mission stations that were established before 1925. For the purpose of geo--referencing, the WMA maps were digitized and where necessary complemented with additional information on historical place names.