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Sea chart · 1807 · Metro Manila

Carta esférica de la bahía de Manila trabajada de orden del Rey á borda de las corvetas descubierta y atrevída de la Marína Real en 1792 y publicada en la Direccion Hidrografia

An old sea chart of Metro Manila: Manila Bay surveyed in 1792 aboard the corvettes Descubierta and Atrevida and published by the Spanish Dirección Hidrográfica in 1807: four maps on one sheet with relief by hachures and soundings.
Manila Bay surveyed in 1792 aboard the corvettes Descubierta and Atrevida and published by the Spanish Dirección Hidrográfica in 1807: four maps on one sheet with relief by hachures and soundings.

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Kind
Sea chart
Made by
Spain. Dirección de Hidrografía
Date
1807 · The institution's record
Held by
Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Catalogue number
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/kk91fr467; call no. G8062.M3 1807 .C37x; commonwealth:kk91fr467
Rights
No known restrictions
Credit
Spain. Dirección de Hidrografía, Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Named in it
bahía de Manila
Scene archive number
region-metro-manila-04
The holder's rights statement
No known copyright restrictions. No known restrictions on use.

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

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