{"product_id":"isles-philippines","title":"Isles Philippines - Bellin c.1748","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"7\" class=\"\"\u003eCarte du Canal des Isles Philippines par lequel passe le Galion de Manille\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (Map of the Channel of the Philippine Islands through which the Manila Galleon passes) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"169\" class=\"\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e After Jacques-Nicolas Bellin \/ Published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"227\" class=\"\"\u003eF.A. de Prévost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (Abbé Prévost) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"258\" class=\"\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e From \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"274\" class=\"\"\u003eHistoire Générale des Voyages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e c.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e 1748–1750 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"318\" class=\"\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Copperplate engraving with hand-coloring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e A specialized maritime chart showing the northern and central Philippines,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"98\" class=\"\"\u003eLuzon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (Luconia),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"115\" class=\"\"\u003eMindoro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"124\" class=\"\"\u003ePanay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"135\" class=\"\"\u003eSamar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e The map was designed to illustrate the treacherous but essential navigation route used by the Spanish Treasure Galleons as they entered the archipelago from the Pacific Ocean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eThe Galleon Route:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e The title explicitly mentions the \"Galion de Manille,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\" highlighting the map's focus on the economic and maritime lifeline of the Spanish East Indies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eHydrographic Detail:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e The sea is filled with rhumb lines and soundings,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e particularly around the narrow straits,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e reflecting the high-stakes navigation required to avoid shipwrecks in these coral-heavy waters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eToponymy:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Features early French spellings of major islands,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e such as \"Mindozo\" and \"Zebu\" (Cebu).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eCompass Rose:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e A vibrant 16-point compass rose with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"53\" class=\"\"\u003efleur-de-lis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e north indicator serves as the central decorative element.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the 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