Gallery of Prints
Description: A draft of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map?; Japanese WWII Propaganda Leaflets and Posters; book reviews of "Conquering the Pacific", "Rhubarb, Marmots &
Addenda to The Naming of Cebu; articles on John Bach, rickshaws in Zamboanga, and historical studies of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map; book review of "En el archipiélago de la Especiería"
Insulæ Indiæ Orientalis Præcipuæ, In quibus Moluccae celeberrime sunt by Jodocus Hondius (Amsterdam (1606) 1608 [35cm x 48cm]) is an impressive rendition of the East Indies in the early 17th century. The cartouches, compass roses, and a sea monster give this map a particular charm. However, it is the illustration of an on-going sea battle in the upper right-hand section that makes this map fascinating for historians.
This sea battle was fought in the West Philippine Sea, off the Nasugbu, Batangas coast near Fortune Island in December 1600. The ship on the left is believed to be the Mauritius, captained by Dutchman Olivier van Noort, and the ship on the right is the San Diego, captained by Spaniard Antonio de Morga, then Vice-Governor General of the Philippines. The Mauritius sinks the San Diego and it would be nearly 400 years later, in 1992, before the San Diego is found by French underwater archæologist Franck Goddio.
Gallery of Prints