Index guide for travellers in the Philippine Islands /
Escobar, Jaime Lozano.
Index guide for travellers in the Philippine Islands / Jaime Escobar y Lozano. - Quezon City : New Day Publishers, 2012 - vii, 200 p. 23 cm.
This book was written for would be travelers to the Philippines in the 1880s. The shipping companies, kind of ships, ports, and distances are described here with comments of the author with charts and weather predictions on certain dates and places. It also lists the price and description of places a traveler many consider seeing in the trip to the Philippines. It tells of the history of the Philippines and relatively modern geographical description of the country. A comparative list of provinces in terms of population, dialects, people, and area would also interest nostalgic readers. Native Flora and Fauna are also dealt with Education, industry, and commerce are likewise discussed. Inland travels are explained with costs and recommended places to see Religious denominations are listed, with members for each group specified, and also the prevailing laws of the land. The government's role in nation building is extensively discussed.
9789711012182
DS 654 / .Es18 2012
Index guide for travellers in the Philippine Islands / Jaime Escobar y Lozano. - Quezon City : New Day Publishers, 2012 - vii, 200 p. 23 cm.
This book was written for would be travelers to the Philippines in the 1880s. The shipping companies, kind of ships, ports, and distances are described here with comments of the author with charts and weather predictions on certain dates and places. It also lists the price and description of places a traveler many consider seeing in the trip to the Philippines. It tells of the history of the Philippines and relatively modern geographical description of the country. A comparative list of provinces in terms of population, dialects, people, and area would also interest nostalgic readers. Native Flora and Fauna are also dealt with Education, industry, and commerce are likewise discussed. Inland travels are explained with costs and recommended places to see Religious denominations are listed, with members for each group specified, and also the prevailing laws of the land. The government's role in nation building is extensively discussed.
9789711012182
DS 654 / .Es18 2012
