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Map · 1734 · The Philippines

Carta hydrographica y chorographica delas yslas Filipinas

An old map of the Philippines: The whole Philippine archipelago on the 1734 Manila chart, with four inset plans (Samboangan, Puerto de Cavite, Ysla de Guajan, Manila) and galleys, sailing ships, figures and crocodiles in the margins.
The whole Philippine archipelago on the 1734 Manila chart, with four inset plans (Samboangan, Puerto de Cavite, Ysla de Guajan, Manila) and galleys, sailing ships, figures and crocodiles in the margins.

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Its record

Kind
Map
Made by
Murillo Velarde, Pedro (1696-1753)
Date
1734 · The institution's record
Held by
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans, Collection d'Anville
Catalogue number
CPL GE DD-2987 (7504 B); notice ark:/12148/cb40667833m; Gallica ark:/12148/btv1b5963240f
Rights
Public domain
Credit
Murillo Velarde, Pedro (1696-1753), Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans, Collection d'Anville
Named in it
yslas Filipinas
Scene archive number
country-philippines-12
Why Scene may show it
In the public domain by age: made in 1734. Held by Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans, Collection d'Anville.
Source
Its record at the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Archive catalog release e205c7180a5b.

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