A Map of the New Philippine Islands'. An early English map of the western Pacific, focused on island groups then loosely associated with the “New Philippines.” The plate reflects European efforts to reconcile Jesuit, Spanish and Dutch reports from a still imperfectly known region, naming numerous small islands across the Caroline and Palau groups and placing them in relation to Mindanao, Samar and the Moluccas. The numbered figures are not simple island labels: numbers set within an island indicate how many days’ sailing were thought necessary to circumnavigate it, while numbers between islands give the estimated sailing time from one to another. This makes the map a compact digest of missionary and navigational intelligence, preserving obsolete names and uncertain geography within the spare, information-led style of early Royal Society publication. . Andrew Johnston, engraver. Imprimatur (authorised to be published by) Isaac Newton, President of the Royal Society from 1703 to 1727. Published 1721. Antique uncoloured copper-engraved map. Size 20 x 22 cm | 8.0 x 8.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Vertical fold as issued. Minor repairs verso with archival tape. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: 1721, Johnston Andrew, Map, Micronesia, Other cartographers, Pacific Ocean, Palau, Philippine Islands, Philippines, Philosophical Transactions

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