AUTOR More than geography and political territories, ancient maps tell stories about ... knowledgeable group of enthusiasts called the Philippine Map Collectors Society (Phimcos) that celebrates ...

There I was staring at a huge ancient sepia-toned map, replete with details and names of the different places in the Philippines, including Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys. I was blown away ...

The Philippines on Thursday put on display dozens of ancient maps which officials said showed that China's territorial claims over the South China Sea did not include a disputed shoal at the ...

The Philippines has recently unveiled an exhibit in Manila of 60 ancient maps of Asia that authorities say debunk China’s claimed "historical ownership" over disputed areas of the South China ...

included the Philippines. Then came Jesuit Father Pedro Murillo Velarde and his 18th-century map that spawned many copies by French and German mapmakers. Maps, like history, include and exclude ...

more commonly known as the Murillo Velarde 1734 map — the oldest known map in Philippine history. It was November 2014. Sotheby’s had announced an auction of some 80 heirlooms of the Duke of ...

But the gift offended many Chinese for it might as well have been Germany’s gift to the Philippines and other countries caught in maritime disputes with China. The ancient map debunks China’s ...

THE Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) receives a print copy of the 1875 Philippine Map from retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio during his visits last ...