Plan De La Baie De Bongo.

Description

steel engraving.

EXTREMELY RARE famously rare map from the Atlas “Les Philippines. Histoire, Geographie, Moeurs, Agriculture, Industrie et Commerce des Colonies Espagnoles dans l’Oceanie.”, only edition, published by Arthus Bertrand, editor of the Libraire de la Societe de Geographie, Paris.
Jean Mallat de Bassilan was knighted and given this title for his efforts to bring that Southern area closer to becoming a French “protectorate” close to the Spanish….