page_title: Velarde map
hierarchical_section_title: Velarde map
caption_attribution_description: English: A hydrographical and chorographical chart of the Philippines, drawn by the Jesuit Father Pedro Murillo Velarde (1696-1753) and published in Manila in 1734 Tagalog: Mapang hidrograpikal at korograpikal ng Pilipinas, ginuhit ng Heswitang si Padre Pedro Murillo Velarde (1696-1753) at nilathala sa Maynila noong 1734
context_page_description: Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Islas Filipinas, more commonly known as the Murillo Velarde map, is a map of the Philippines made and first published in Manila in 1734 by the Spanish Jesuit cartographer Pedro Murillo Velarde, and two Filipinos; engraver Nicolás de la Cruz Bagay and artist Francisco Suarez. The World Digital Library describes it as the "first and most important scientific map of the Philippines". It is frequently referred to as the "Mother of all Philippine Maps".
  During the British Occupation of Manila, the copper plates used to print the map were seized and transported to England where they were used to produce multiple copies of the map before the plates were destroyed and reused. Many of the most famous and expensive copies were from this re-printing.
context_section_description: Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Islas Filipinas (Spanish, "Hydrographical and Chorographical Chart of the Philippine Islands"), more commonly known as the Murillo Velarde map, is a map of the Philippines made and first published in Manila in 1734 by the Spanish Jesuit cartographer Pedro Murillo Velarde, and two Filipinos; engraver Nicolás de la Cruz Bagay and artist Francisco Suarez. The World Digital Library describes it as the "first and most important scientific map of the Philippines". It is frequently referred to as the "Mother of all Philippine Maps".
  During the British Occupation of Manila, the copper plates used to print the map were seized and transported to England where they were used to produce multiple copies of the map before the plates were destroyed and reused. Many of the most famous and expensive copies were from this re-printing.
caption: Library of Congress copy
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