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The Philippine Map Collectors Society (PHIMCOS) was established in 2007 by a small group of enthusiasts in Manila for collectors of antique maps and prints in the Philippines. Membership of the society, is open to anyone interested in collecting, analysing or appreciating historical maps, charts, prints, paintings, photographs, postcards and books of the Philippines.
PHIMCOS, a non-stock, non-profit organization, is committed to disseminating its members’ enthusiasm for maps and prints, and to educating the public about the importance of cartography.
PHIMCOS holds quarterly general meetings, at which there are two or three presentations on maps, cartographers, and relevant Philippine history. Members and guests also discuss cartographic news, show each other new acquisitions and other items of interest, and are informed of administrative matters (decided at separate meetings of the board of trustees).
A major focus for PHIMCOS is the arrangement of exhibitions, lectures and other events designed to educate the public about the importance of cartography as a way of learning both the geography and the history of the Philippines. The society and its members have sponsored and provided the material for a series of exhibitions arranged in partnership with major museums in Manila. In conjunction with the exhibitions, PHIMCOS and the host museum also arrange guided tours, school visits, and lectures on related topics given by well-known experts and scholars.
PHIMCOS also works with Philippine and international museums, libraries and universities in the Philippines to provide cartographic education, assistance in identifying maps held in their collections, and advice on the restoration and archival storage of antique maps and prints. PHIMCOS also corresponds with and/or arranges visits to local and international institutions.
An activity about which PHIMCOS is particularly proud is its Roving Exhibition Program, designed to increase public awareness of cartography. In events organized in different schools and universities around the country, students and their professors can see reproductions of important maps of Southeast Asia and the Philippines dating from 1525 to 1898, accompanied by important related historical information.
PHIMCOS welcomes new members. Please contact us for more information.
"Italian Missionaries in the Philippines" by Daniele Quaggiotto and "DAUNTLESS: the untold story of the US Army’s 1st and 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiment" by Marie Silva Vallejo
"Towards Mapping Marginalization" by Marian Pastor Roces and "Restoring Old Maps in the Philippines" by Eddie Jose
"Zamboanga: From Garrison Settlement to Latin, American Colonial City" by Felice Noelle Rodriguez
"The Sabah Dispute: the Historical Context and the Recent Court Decisions" by Atty. Jose Iribani Lorena
"In search of the Spice Islands: Spain and the Moluccas (1521 – 1667)" by Jorge Mojarro
"You are Our Pals": Japanese propaganda leaflets and posters in the Philippines during World War II by Ricardo Trota Jose, PhD
John Bach: cartographer, collector and historian of maps of the Philippines by Peter Geldart and Albert Montilla
Official opening of Map to Freedom at the Gateway Gallery, Araneta City; co-sponsored by PHIMCOS
From Sugbu to Cebu – A Cartographic View of Cebu City from the 16th to the 20th Centuries by Margarita Villalon Binamira
An Analysis of Historical Evidence on the Cordillera Gold Trade: Palimpsests of Archival Maps, Historical Accounts, Oral Tradition and Geographic Information Systems by Dr. Michael Armand Canilao
Las Cuatro Partes del Mundo as Women Images from a Bohol Sacristy to Maps of the World by Ino Manalo
Mapping Zamboanga by Dr. Felice Noelle Rodriguez
Sinauna nga Isla it Panay: fascinating facts about Northern Panay maps from the 16th to the 19th centuries by Raphael Lotilla
Lost Waterways: How Historical Maps Reveal Flooding and Liquefaction Hazards by Dr. Maricor Soriano
Panay and the Mapping of the Philippine Peripheries by Raphael Lotilla
Memije’s Aspecto Symbolico: Unpacking a Masterpiece of Philippine Cartography by Dr. Ricardo Padron, University of Virginia
A Warrior's Armament and Ornament by Edwin R. Bautista
Forgotten renderings of the Philippines in Portuguese cartography of the 16th century by Miguel Rodrigues Lourenço, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Maps, Views and Everything Else: The Topographical Collection of George III by Tom Harper, Lead Curator of Antiquarian Mapping, British Library
Occupation and Victory - The Philippines in World War II Exhibition by John Silva, Ortigas Foundation Library
Official opening of Occupation and Victory - The Philippines in World War II at the Ortigas Foundation Library; co-sponsored by PHIMCOS, the exhibition closed the following day
The Battle of Manila: Tragic End of Three Years of Japanese Occupation by Ricardo Trota Jose, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Sweet Sixteen: Celebrating Life in 1945 Manila by Andoni Aboitiz
The Downing of a B-24 Bomber Over Manila, January 8, 1945 by Alberto Montilla
“Crushed Jewels” - A Look into the Japanese Side of the Battle of Manila 1945 by Ricardo Trota Jose, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Visit to the American Historical Collection at Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights
The Map that Never Was: Alexander Dalrymple’s Chart of the Philipinas by Peter Geldart
PHIMCOS en España – Archivos, Mapas y Tapas by Maria Paz K. Fabella
The Indigenous Intermediary in Dampier’s and Forrest’s Travel Accounts on Mindanao by Anna Melinda Testa-de Ocampo, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Visits included the Museo Oriental in Valladolid; the Museo Nacional de Antropología, La Casa del Mapa, the Archivo Topográfico del Instituto Geográfico Nacional, the Archivo Franciscano Ibero-Oriental, the Museo Naval, the Archivo del Museo Naval, and the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid; the Archivo General de Indias in Sevilla; and the Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, and the Museu Maritím in Barcelona.
The Upside-down 1554 Ramusio Map of Southeast Asia by John Silva
Croquis de la Isla de Mindanao by Christian Perez
Nomadic Papua by Richard Jackson
A Glimpse into the Use of Maps as Aids in Food History Research by Felice Sta. Maria
Expedición a Joló 1876, Bocetos Del Cronista Del Diario De Manila by Jaime C. González
The Philippine Place in Nusantaria by Philip Bowring, author of Empire of the Winds: The Global Role of Asia’s Great Archipelago
Baguio - The City of Pines: Early maps, plans and views by Jonathan Wattis
Bosquejo Geológico de Panay: A Look at the Past and Present Topography and Natural Resources of Panay by Efren Carandang, Deputy Administrator, NAMRIA
August Borget (1809-1877) French Artist and Traveller: His visit to Manila in July 1839 and the Parancillo Bridge by Robin Bridge
36th International Map Collectors’ Society (IMCoS) Symposium – Manila 2018
Organized by Rudolf Lietz at the Ayala Museum with PHIMCOS’s support, the symposium included 11 talks, an exhibition, and visits to the University of Santo Tomas and the Ortigas Foundation Library
The Summer of Love … for Maps: the PHIMCOS London Tour 2018 by Andoni Aboitiz
Topographia dela Ciudad de Manila by Antonio Fernandez de Roxas by Jaime C. Laya
Visits to the Bodleian Library in Oxford and, in London, the Natural History Museum Library, the British Library, and the National Maritime Museum
British Naval Actions and Surveys in the Philippines During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars by Peter Geldart and Christian Perez
Earthquakes and Calamities through Old Colonial Books and Maps (1645-1830) by Jorge Mojarro
Dinner hosted by PHIMCOS for Tom Harper, Lead Curator of Antiquarian Mapping, British Library
The History of Cartography in the Philippines: Maps in the British Library by Tom Harper
Illusions, Confusions and Delusions – the mythical island of St. John by Margarita V. Binamira
An Introduction to Enrique Abella y Casariego’s Mapping of Panay by Raphael P.M. Lotilla
Two manuscript U.S. Army Maps of campaigns during the Moro Rebellion in 1903 by Peter Geldart
Intramuros After the 1863 Earthquake by Jaime C. Laya and Alfredo Roca
The Charting of Palawan by Vincent S. Pérez
Documentary video on Carlos Quirino, the biographer, historian and author of Philippine Cartography, presented by his son Ritchie Quirino
The Collecting Life of Alfonso T. Ongpin by Lisa Ongpin Periquet
The Charting of Tubbataha by Peter Geldart
Tubbataha, A National Treasure by Marissa Floirendo (publisher), Ma. Teresa “Tet” Lara (photographer), and Angelique Songco, Superintendent of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
Benham Rise: Mapping and Claiming the Unseen by Dr. Jay Batongbacal, Director of the UP Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (IMLOS)
Panel discussion on The Quarter-Size Maps of Pedro Murillo Velarde led by F. William L. Villareal, Chairman of the Philippine Numismatic and Antiquarian Society (PNAS), Alberto Montilla and Carlos Madrid
Official opening of Mapping the Philippine Seas at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila; the exhibition ran until 31 May, 2017
Guests of Honor: Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph S. Mercado, Flag Officer in Command (FOIC) of the Philippine Navy and Ms. Florentina P. Colayco, President of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Glimpses into Laguna's History from 900 AD by Emmanuel Ticzon
Bungling Geographers: Alexander Dalrymple and the Solomon Islands by Richard Jackson
Family Planning and Asset Protection by Bank Julius Baer
Copyright Issues for Antique Prints and Maps by Rudolf Lietz
The Topographical Collection of King George III at the British Library by Jaime C. González
A New and Correct Chart of the Coast of China by Mount & Page by Peter Geldart
The Final Arbitral Award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the South China Sea Arbitration instituted by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China by Justice Antonio T. Carpio
The Philippine Islands through the eyes of Fr. Pedro Murillo Velarde, Francisco Diaz Romero and Antonio Ghandia by Alfredo Roca
A Venetian in the Visayas: Antonio Pigafetta Maps the Islands by Margarita V. Binamira
Rhubarb and the European Mapping of Central Asia – From Munster to the Present by Richard Jackson
The Restoration of a 1788 Murillo Velarde Map by Alberto Montilla & Christian Perez
A Blast from the Philippine Past: Maps, Territorial Title and the Island of Palmas Case by Raphael P.M. Lotilla
Buying the Duke of Northumberland’s Murillo Velarde Map by Mel Velasco Velarde
The Naming and Mapping of the Batanes Island by Christian Perez and Peter Geldart
Hidden Treasures in the Maps of Francisco Coello by Carlos Madrid
Nicolas de Fer’s Les Isles Philippines, Molucques et de La Sonde by Hans Sicat
Official opening of The First Philippine Republic & the United States: 1898–1907 at the Yuchengco Museum; the exhibition ran until 9 July, 2015
Guests of Honor: H.E. Philip S. Goldberg, United States Ambassador to the Philippines, and Jeannie Javelosa, Curator of the Yuchengco Museum
Mariano M. Cacho, Jr., Chairman Emeritus
Jaime C. González, President
Lisa Ongpin Periquet, Vice President
Margarita V. Binamira, Secretary
Hans B. Sicat, Treasurer
Andoni F. Aboitiz
Edwin R. Bautista
Jan Mikael David
Peter Geldart
Felice Noelle Rodriguez
Hans Sicat – Chairman
Lisa Ongpin Periquet
Alfredo Roca
Regina Sicat
Andoni Aboitiz – Co-Chairman
Edwin Bautista – Co-Chairman
Jaime Laya
Felice Noelle Rodriguez
Emmanuel Ticzon
Margarita Binamira – Chairperson
Peter Geldart – Editor, The Murillo Bulletin
Jan Mikael David
Jaime González – Chairman
Vincent Pérez
Hans Sicat