The Philippines, by George Anson. 1748
Captain George Anson (1697-1762)
Circumnavigator in 1740-44. Later Admiral of the Fleet.
Captain George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture the Pacific Ocean possessions of the Spanish Empire. He left Hampshire, England, in 1740 and returned to Britain in 1744 through China, thus completing a circumnavigation of the globe.
Carte du Canal des Iles Philippines par lequel Passe le Galion de Manille et les Iles Voisines de ce Canal. - Kaart van het Kanaal in de Filippynsche Eilanden waar door het Galjoen van Manilla passeert, tegelijk met de naast gelegen Eilanden.
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Category: Antique maps > Asia > Southeast Asia
Old antique map of the Philippines, by George Anson.
Title: Carte du Canal des Iles Philippines par lequel Passe le Galion de Manille et les Iles Voisines de ce Canal. - Kaart van het Kanaal in de Filippynsche Eilanden waar door het Galjoen van Manilla passeert, tegelijk met de naast gelegen Eilanden.
Date of the first edition: 1748.
Date of this map: 1748.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 535 x 420mm (21.06 x 16.54 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Folded as issued, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
From: Anson G. Reize rondom de wereld. Amsterdam, 1748.
Captain George Anson (1697-1762)
Circumnavigator in 1740-44. Later Admiral of the Fleet.
Captain George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture the Pacific Ocean possessions of the Spanish Empire. He left Hampshire, England, in 1740 and returned to Britain in 1744 through China, thus completing a circumnavigation of the globe.
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