When I was last in the Newberry Library, the 1734 Murillo-Bagay-Suarez Map, the so-called "Mother of Philippine Maps," was under...

When I was last in the Newberry Library, the 1734 Murillo-Bagay-Suarez Map, the so-called "Mother of Philippine Maps," was undergoing conservation and was not accessible for research. Before handling this copy (Left), I have physically examined: three in private collections in Manila, the British Library in London and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.. Unlike the others that are framed or mounted on cloth into one, this one comes in four separate sheets that I put together guided by t...