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Beautiful map of the northern part of the Philippines by Bellin based on a map by R. P. Murillo de Verlande, a Spanish Jesuit who produced the first accurate map of the Philippines in 1734. Includes the islands of Luzon, … Read Full Description
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Beautiful map of the northern part of the Philippines by Bellin based on a map by R. P. Murillo de Verlande, a Spanish Jesuit who produced the first accurate map of the Philippines in 1734. Includes the islands of Luzon, Mindoro, Masbaie and shows the route of the Manila galleons through the San Bernadino Strait into Manila. Dozens of ships ran aground attempting to pass through the Strait’s treacherous waters. After being the first to cross the Pacific Ocean, Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and completed the first well-documented exploration of the islands. The Philippines were a sought after location primarily due to their proximity to the Spice Islands but it was not until the discovery of the westward trade winds across the Pacific in 1565 that a regular trading route was established between Manila and Mexico. Manila became a key centre of the spice trade with silver from Spanish mines in Mexico being used to buy spices and other exotic products like silk cloth, porcelain and ivory. These products were then transported on the ‘Manila galleons’ across the Pacific to Acapulco in Mexico, to Veracruz in the Mexican Gulf and then on to Spain. This route was an alternative to the one west across the Indian Ocean via the Cape of Good Hope and north to Europe, which was reserved for the Portuguese by the Treaty of Tordisillas (1494). The Philippines became the capital of the Spanish East Indies in 1565.
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 - 1772)
Bellin was a French multifaceted hydrographer and geographer had an incredibly successful 50 year career producing maps. His illustrious career started at just 18 years of age when he was appointed Chief Cartographer to the French Navy in 1721. His attention to detail, accuracy and high standard of workmanship resulted in him playing an integral role to France’s leadership in European cartography. In addition to being the Chief Cartographer of France’s hydrographic office, he was also a member of the Académie de Marine, the Royal Society of London, and the Philosophes (French intellectual group).
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