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The Spanish era

Maps and pictures from the centuries the islands were ruled from Manila for Spain, until 1898. 33 pictures, before 1898.

Pictures

Sources

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

Who holds the pictures on this page, and their rights. Each picture's own page names its record.

  1. 1.National Library Board Singapore, David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection. 4 pictures. No rights reserved (CC0).
  2. 2.Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection. 3 pictures. No known restrictions.
  3. 3.Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans, Collection d'Anville. 2 pictures. Public domain.
  4. 4.Archivo Histórico de la Armada Juan Sebastián de Elcano / Biblioteca Virtual de Defensa (Ministerio de Defensa, Spain). 19 pictures. Creative Commons Attribution.
  5. 5.Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans. 4 pictures. Public domain.
  6. 6.Library of Congress. 1 picture. Public domain.

Every holder, licence and author in the Archive: Data and credits.

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