This lot is an attractive pair of maps covering the Philippines, both with lovely rococo-style title cartouches. The first map depicts the northern islands of the Philippine archipelago, including Luzon and Mindoro. The notable city of Manila is located as well. The map is filled with nice detail throughout. The second is a double page chart which is focused on the southern islands including Mindanao, Palawan, Panay, and part of Borneo. Although Bellin credits Jesuit priest Pedro Murillo Velarde as the source for the cartography of the region, Velarde's original map did not include the mythical island of St. Johann, which Bellin depicts to the east of Mindanao on the second map.

A. Carte des Isles Philippines, Dressee sur la Carte Espagnole du R.P. Murillo de Velarde Ire. Feuille... (6.1 x 8.2").

B. Carte des Isles Philippines, Dressee sur la Carte Espagnole du R.P. Murillo de Velarde. 2e. Feuille... (11.8 x 8.2").

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Condition: A

Crisp impressions on bright sheets of watermarked paper with light soiling along the edges of the sheets. The first sheet has two small worm tracks to the west of Luzon, and the second sheet is issued folding.