Filipino Patriot, Mel, acquired the 1734 Murillo Velarde Map from a Sotheby’s London auction, which was cited as evidence to the maritime case at the UN Arbitral Tribunal under UNCLOS; for donation to the Filipino people. Mel gladly gave official replicas of this map to all the officers of the AFP Northern Command upon their request.
2014, Acquired the 1734 Murillo Velarde Map
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