Environs de Samboangan - Goupil c.1842

Environs de Samboangan - Goupil c.1842Title: Environs de Samboangan (Ile Mindanao) Artist: After Ernest Goupil (Lithographed by Sabatier) Publisher: Gide diteur (from Voyage au Ple Sud et dans l'Ocanie) Origin: Paris, France Date: c. 18421846 Technique: Hand coloured lithograph A Tropical Outpost on the Edge of Empire This evocative print tells the story of Zamboanga, one of the most important strategic outposts for the Spanish Empire in the southern Philippines. While the city itself was

The "spoils" from this single capture were so vast they reportedly financed a significant portion of the British Navy's operations for years

and maps like this were used by the Vatican to track the expansion of the faith in "Oceania"—a term then used broadly to include Southeast Asia

making it an exceptional display piece

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and "Japon"

Year: 1661

the Lord Lowther was a massive 1

this was more than a label—it was a justification for their presence in Southeast Asia

Published in: Augsburg

A Scientific Milestone of the French Enlightenment

Geographical Highlights: "Nouvelle Hollande" (Australia) and "Terre de Diemen" (Tasmania) are shown with unfinished coastlines

moving away from the purely decorative "age of discovery" maps toward charts based on verifiable data