Atlas of the Philippine Islands.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Series:

Special publication (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey) ; no. 3.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature.

Special publication ; no. 3

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Philippines--Maps.

Philippines.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 pages, 30 leaves of plates) : illustrations, color maps.

Manufacture:

Washington : Government Printing Office, 1900.

Other Title:

Atlas de Filipinas

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1900]

Language Note:

Text in English and Spanish.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In August 1899, this series of maps became the property of the U.S. Commission in the Philippines. Later, the maps were published through the agency of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Notes:

Engraved title page : Atlas de Filipinas, colección de 30 mapas. Trabajados por delineantes filipinos bajo la dirección del P. José Algué, S.J.

At the head of the title : Treasury Department. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Henry S. Pritchett, Superintendent.

The technical work of this atlas was "executed wholly" by Filipino draftsmen, under the supervision of Rev. José Algué, S.J., director of the Manila Observatory.

Two columns to the page.

Reproduction of the original from the The National Archives (Kew, United Kingdom).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.