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Alamin ang kuwento ng Murillo Velarde Map ng 1734, ang unang buong mapa ng Pilipinas, at ang hangarin ng bumili nito. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=8193159634124870&rdid=3uP1dfvUvBFgQhj6

Source: Rappler

By Bea Cupin, Rappler

September 6, 2024

‘The mother of all Philippine maps’ was for centuries locked away in a British castle, and Filipino businessman Mel Velarde paid a fortune to bring it home.

MANILA, Philippines – More than a decade after businessman Mel Velarde heeded the call of retired justice Antonio Carpio to purchase a centuries-old map of the Philippines, the 1734 Murillo-Velarde map has finally found a permanent home in the National Library of the Philippines.

Velarde, chair of Now Telecom and Now Corporation, bid on the map in 2012. Its starting price was P1 million but ballooned to P12 million during the Sotheby’s bid. He has no regrets. After all, the businessman told Rappler, it’s a “priceless” piece of history that proves Scarborough Shoal, then known as Panacot, was part of the Philippines islands as far back as 1734.

But the businessman said it offers much more than that — it’s a detailed record of the richness of Filipino culture and society, and a reminder of how, through the centuries, the Filipino has always sought to carve out his own identity.

Rappler sits down with Velarde ahead of the opening of the National Library of the Philippines’ permanent gallery, where the map will be on display.

By Matthew Pirante-Pérez, IBC TV 13

August 27, 2024

 

Source: https://www.facebook.com/ibctv13/videos/884302633746855

 

On August 9, 2024, during the donation of the “Mother of All Philippine Maps,” Mel Velarde expressed, “I am profoundly honored to play a part in the return of one of our most invaluable cultural artifacts, a tribute to our enduring spirit and resilience.” “As my gift to the Filipino people, this 300-year-old 1734 Murillo Velarde Map is a declaration of my gratitude for the privilege of being a Filipino, blessed with a sovereign, democratic, and free homeland. Let this be a beacon of our shared history and an inspiration for generations to come,” Velarde added. Source: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/08/11/2377007/mother-all-philippine-maps-finds-new-home/amp

March 16 2021 PhilPost releases the 1734 Murillo Velarde stamp, a 200mm by 220mm stamp depicting the Philippine archipelago map made nearly 300 years ago. The 1734 Murillo Velarde map played a crucial role in the Philippines' case against China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Netherlands, when it was entered as evidence after it shows Panatag Shoal or Scarborough shoal as part of the Philippine territory 3 centuries ago. INQUIRER/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZ

STAMP OF HERITAGE The Philippine Postal Corp. in 2021 releases stamps measuring 200 by 220 millimeters which depict the 1734 Murillo Velarde map. —Marianne Bermudez

MANILA, Philippines — The “mother of all Philippine maps,” which played a key role in the country’s landmark arbitral victory over China, has found a permanent home at the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) and will soon be available for free public viewing. The original Murillo Velarde 1734 map—the first scientific map of the Philippines—will be featured in the NLP’s Permanent Gallery, which was inaugurated on Friday.

 

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1971550/long-journey-home-mother-of-ph-maps-turned-over-to-natl-library