The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 45, 1736 The Explorations of Early Navigators, Description of the Islands and Their Inhabitants, Their History, and Records of Catholic Missions as Told in Modern Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political. In this book you will find a fascinating essay on the exploration of the early seafarers in the Philippine Islands in 1736. The author describes in detail their impressions of the islands, the inhabited tribes they met, the history and life on the missions. With the help of contemporary sources such as books and manuscripts, the reader will be able to see the political and cultural information of the time. This book is an indispensable source for understanding the history of the Philippine Islands and the missions of the Catholic Church in the early periods of colonization."