Descripcion de las Indias del Poniente (14)

Description

copper engraving.

EXTREMELY RARE map from “Descripcion de las Islasoccidentales, Historia General, da. 314, 2nd. Ed. The 1st ed. published in 1601 in Madrid;Herrera (1559-1625), a writer & official historian to the King of Spain, compiled a history of the Indies accompanied by maps of the West Indies & Central & South America. The 1st ed. was re-issued in several editions & languages, the most important of which were in 1622. On this map, Luzon is notshown as an island, only as an outline; other Phil. islands are named, incl.his own “creation” : San Juan (St. John), the imaginary island to become so “notorious” in future maps till even the 19th century.