The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 45, 1736: 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 cond

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Journey back to the age of discovery with this comprehensive 1736 compilation of Philippine history, geography, and culture. Drawing from contemporaneous manuscripts and records, the text documents the islands' transformation from early navigational routes to a mission territory under Spanish rule, offering a rare window into 18th-century colonial administration and Catholic mission work.\n\nThis volume combines geographical descriptions with political and economic records, preserving the voices of early navigators and missionaries. It is an essential primary-source collection for historians of the Philippines, maritime explorers, and students of early Spanish colonial history, presenting a dense, scholarly record of a changing archipelago during one of the most pivotal eras in Southeast Asian history.