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Complete set of 3 maps of the Philippines
Francisco Coello de Portugal y Quesada (1822-1898), was one of the most important 19th C. Spanish cartographers. With geographer Antonio Morata, he created this most important and first accurate, modern, and complete topographical 19th C. map of the Philippines, based on scientific surveys by Bauzá and others from 1792 onwards. – A must in any serious Philippine map collection.
The work is part of Coello’s unfinished mapping project, the ‘Atlas de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar’ as part of the ‘Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico’, published in Madrid. It is divided into 5 separate parts on 3 sheets, which together form a complete map of the Philippines:
Islas Filipinas. Primera Hoja Central (1849) – [Luzon and Mindoro, with 11 insets]
Islas Filipinas. Segunda Hoja Central (1850) – [Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao]
Islas Filipinas Posesiones de Oceania.
[1]Media Hoja Superior. – [Batanes Islands, between Luzon and Taiwan] [N-most]
[5] Media Hoya Inferior (1852). Tawi-Tawi Islands] [Southern-most] with several small insets including one of the complete Philippines. An Essay on the historical geography of the Philippines, written by Pascual Madox, runs along both sides of this sheet.
Coello’s work was the basis for many other maps by several cartographers and voyagers and was extensively used by all protagonists during the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine-American War (1899-1902).
complete set of 3 original-colour engravings, (sectionalised, folded to pocket size 8vo) (mounted on linen in slipcase).
1) slight browning on horizontal centerfold, blind stamp on lower right margin, relatively heavy, with linen shows foxing, with dirt spot on covering board opening.
2) some dirt on verso linen, not affecting map.
3) slight browning on horizontal centerfold, blind stamp on lower right margin, relatively heavy, with linen shows foxing, with dirt spot on covering board opening.
