RASPE, G.N. - Isles Philippines. . .

Scarce map of the Philippine Islands, Palau and Yap in the Caroline Islands. The map has nice detail of major cities and other points of interest. Scale: circa 1:2,500,000 (bar). With number 156.

Gabriel Nikolaus Raspe was a renowned publisher and bookseller in Nuremberg. He published many war maps in the 18th century, including "Schauplatz der geegenswaertigen Kriegs", "Plan der Bataille bey Freyberg... und der Combinirten Kayserl und Reichs Armee." He also created "Geschichte der Kriege in und ausser Europa" with Christoph Heinrich Korn. ¤