Manila Bay The Crossroads of Asia

Description

236pp. hardbound, with full-colour dust-jacket, maps & views, photos and illustrations in full colour. RARE OUT OF PRINT collector’s item.

Almost all antique prints were contributed by Rudolf J. H. Lietz and the Gallery of Prints, identified mostly as “private collection”.
This fully illustrated coffee-table book presents the History of Manila Bay in all its Beauty: The Pearl of the Orient, as it was called.
Manila The Crossroads of Asia is the latest installment of the Water Series Trilogy, which includes River of Life and Laguna de The Living Lake. Fully illustrated and featuring contributions from notable writers and artists, this book recalls how one of the world’s best natural ports became the hub of socio-economic, cultural, and artistic exchange within Southeast Asia, and later, between East and West. It also presents Manila Bay’s role in shaping a nation. Finally, the book traces the events leading to the shrinkage and economical decline of this body of water and presents a pattern for its rehabilitation and redevelopment. This book is meant not only to serve as a popular reader but also as a reference on Manila Bay.