An Historical View of the Philippine Islands: Exhibiting Their Discovery, Population, Language, Government, Manners, Customs, Productions and Commerce. From the Spanish of Martinez de Zuñiga. Volume 1… with a new and accurate map of the Islands… Volume 2.

₱1,500,000.00

Author: Joaquin Martinez de Zúñiga [Zuniga] / John Maver [transl.]

Publisher: originally published in Spanish by Martinez de Zúñiga at Manila, 1803. printed for J. Asperne, Cornhill and Nonaville and Fell by T. Davison, Whitefriars, London.

Year: 1814 [1803]

Size: 22 x 14.7 cm each volume

Reference: Griffin p. 49 […Pages 251-295 contain additions by the translator, for the most part being English versions of extracts from Sonnerat's Voyage aux Indes et á la Chine.]; Map: Quirino p. 106 / Phillips #135

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Description

later half-calf with marbled boards, bound-in original printed wrappers.

EXTREMELY RARE. Book and Map are almost impossible to find
– this is the first time we encounter them in 50 years.

vol 1: 308 pp., with the famous folded map of the Philippines.
vol 2: 295 pp.

Two volumes, translated to English. This book is a comprehensive study of the Philippine Islands, written by de Zuñiga and Martinez.

The book provides an in-depth exploration of the islands’ history, including their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions, and commerce. The authors delve into the various cultures and communities that have inhabited the islands over time, providing a fascinating insight into the diverse and complex history of the Philippines. It includes a detailed account of the siege of Manila by the English in 1762.