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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

[48] Explanation of "Plan of the present condition of Manila and
its environs:"--"1. Royal fort. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Small bastions
of San Francisco, San Juan, Santa Ysabel, San Eugenio, and San
Joseph. 7. Ancient redoubt. 8. Bastion of the foundry. 9. A kind of
ravelin. 10. Bastion of San Andres or Carranza. 11. Bastion of San
Lorenzo de Dilao. 12. Bastion and gate of the Parian. 13. Works of
the reverse [obra de revez]. 14. Bastion of San Gabriel. 15. Small
bastion and gate of Santo Domingo. 16. Small bastion and gate of
the magazines. 17. Fortin. 18. Parish church and convent of the
Parian. 19. Chapel of San Anton, a chapel of ease. 20. Convent and
parish church of Dilao. 21. Parish church of San Miguel. 22. Hospital
of San Lazaro. 23. Ruined convent of San Juan de Bagumbaya. 24. Ruined
parish church of San Tiago. 25. Parish church of La Hermita. 26. Ruined
hornwork of fascines. 27. Royal alcaizeria of San Fernando. 28. Parish
church, convent, and large village of Binondoc. 29. Hospital
for Chinese. 30. College, parish church, and village of Santa
Cruz. 31. Parish church of Quiapo. 32. Convent and parish church
of San Sebastian. 33. Convent, parish church, and village of the
capital of the province of Tondoc. 34. Convalescent hospital and
island of St. John of God. 35. House of Mayjalique. A. Masonry
bridge of Maloza. B. Masonry bridge of San Lazaro. C. Masonry bridge
of Dilao. D. Ruined house of Balete. E. Ruined edifice. F. Powder
magazine. G. Ruined cavalier. Manila, September 30, 1767.

Don Feliciano Marquez"

[Below follows the scale of the plan, which is 500 varas to 9 1/2
cm. The size of the original MS. map is 110 × 54 cm.]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

[48] Explanation of "Plan of the present condition of Manila and
its environs:"--"1. Royal fort. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Small bastions
of San Francisco, San Juan, Santa Ysabel, San Eugenio, and San
Joseph. 7. Ancient redoubt. 8. Bastion of the foundry. 9. A kind of
ravelin. 10. Bastion of San Andres or Carranza. 11. Bastion of San
Lorenzo de Dilao. 12. Bastion and gate of the Parian. 13. Works of
the reverse [obra de revez]. 14. Bastion of San Gabriel. 15. Small
bastion and gate of Santo Domingo. 16. Small bastion and gate of
the magazines. 17. Fortin. 18. Parish church and convent of the
Parian. 19. Chapel of San Anton, a chapel of ease. 20. Convent and
parish church of Dilao. 21. Parish church of San Miguel. 22. Hospital
of San Lazaro. 23. Ruined convent of San Juan de Bagumbaya. 24. Ruined
parish church of San Tiago. 25. Parish church of La Hermita. 26. Ruined
hornwork of fascines. 27. Royal alcaizeria of San Fernando. 28. Parish
church, convent, and large village of Binondoc. 29. Hospital
for Chinese. 30. College, parish church, and village of Santa
Cruz. 31. Parish church of Quiapo. 32. Convent and parish church
of San Sebastian. 33. Convent, parish church, and village of the
capital of the province of Tondoc. 34. Convalescent hospital and
island of St. John of God. 35. House of Mayjalique. A. Masonry
bridge of Maloza. B. Masonry bridge of San Lazaro. C. Masonry bridge
of Dilao. D. Ruined house of Balete. E. Ruined edifice. F. Powder
magazine. G. Ruined cavalier. Manila, September 30, 1767.

Don Feliciano Marquez"

[Below follows the scale of the plan, which is 500 varas to 9 1/2
cm. The size of the original MS. map is 110 × 54 cm.]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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