Author: Dr. Jaime Escobar y Lozano
Publisher: Tipo-Litografia de Chofre y Ca. in Manila.
Year: 1885
Size: 22.2 x 16.2 cm, 8vo
Reference: Pardo de Tavera BF #942 (erroneously stating "Lorenzo" instead of "Lozano". Griffin LibCon p.15
₱77,000.00
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hardbound, 175 pp with index, 72 pp, advertisements on pink paper including Botica de Jacobo Zobel, with 3 maps. EXTREMELY RARE.
1st edition. This book ranks among the first Philippine travel guides with passenger vessel time-tables (folding), Spanish-Tagalog dictionary, description of cities, provinces, owned islands, and their sight-seeing highlights. Manila advertisements. The 3 maps are: 1. Itinerario de la Navegacion por vapor de Marsella y Barcelona á Manila y á Hong-Kong. 2. Mapa del Archipielago Filipino, Long. S. Fernando Cadiz. 3. Plano de Manila y Sus Arrabales con inclusion del Puerto en Construccion.
Restored binding conserving most of the original covers except the new spine; well preserved interior.