Manila [with a fleet of Adm. Joris van Spilberghen & a smoking Taal]

Description

copper engraving, EXTREMELY RARE.

Bird’s eye view of City and Bay (Manila) from ‘Recueil des voiages…. Compagnie des Indes Orientales, formee dans les Provinces-Unies des Pais-Bas’, vol. 4, p. 520, published by F. Bernard, Amsterdam. There are at least 3 different versions of this Renneville print, each with a different page name and image size – a veritable treasure trove for any serious collector! This is version 1