Artist / Author / Cartographer:

Ruth Taylor White

Title:

Philippine Islands - The Riviera of the Orient

Date:

c 1930

Medium:

lithograph

Size:

43 x 39 cm

Description:

A cartograph of the major Philippine Islands. "The Riviera of the Orient". Legend - All distances are from Manila. There are 7,083 Philippine Islands. 466 are over one square mile in area. A charming Art Deco map of the Philippine Islands showing the archipelago highlighted on a deep blue ground within a circular porthole. Surrounding this are details of Japan, China, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Australia and New Guinea. There are many brightly coloured native costumes depicted throughout the map.

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Item Code:

P7124

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