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Map · 1900 · Central Visayas

Atlas of the Philippine Islands (Atlas de Filipinas), No. 22: Isla de Cebú [The island of Cebu]

An old map of Central Visayas: Plate No. 22, the island of Cebu in colour with an inset of the Cebu and Mactan harbour area; the atlas says it is based on Abella's map with the Cebu detail from the Spanish hydrographic commission.
Plate No. 22, the island of Cebu in colour with an inset of the Cebu and Mactan harbour area; the atlas says it is based on Abella's map with the Cebu detail from the Spanish hydrographic commission.

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Kind
Map
Made by
Observatorio de Manila (director P. José Algué, S.J.); U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (Henry S. Pritchett, Superintendent); A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore (lithographers)
Date
1900 · Stated on the item
Held by
Smithsonian Libraries; scan by Smithsonian Libraries via the Internet Archive
Catalogue number
archive.org item AtlasPhilippine00Algu, page image n72; call number 39088007348253
Rights
No known restrictions
Credit
Observatorio de Manila (director P. José Algué, S.J.); U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (Henry S. Pritchett, Superintendent); A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore (lithographers), Smithsonian Libraries; scan by Smithsonian Libraries via the Internet Archive
Named in it
Isla de Cebú
Scene archive number
region-central-visayas-01
The holder's rights statement
No Known Copyright Issues
Source
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Central Visayas

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

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