Map of the Month

Each month, this space will feature a different map from the Collection - anything from a new acquisition to a map of a place that is prominent in current events to a map noted for its historical significance.

Insulae Philippinae ex Autographo Manilae Ao 1734 jussu regio per Don Fernandum Valdes Tamon,

Leopold Johann Kaliwado

A reduction of a 1734 chart by Murillo Velarde, with a small inset plan of Manila, in Beschreibung deren Inseln. . . von R. P. Fransisco Colin. Wien, 1748.