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Printmaking began in the Philippines after the country's religious orders – the Dominicans, Franciscans and Jesuits – began printing prayer books and inexpensive religious images (such as the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, or the saints) to spread Roman Catholicism. Maps were also printed, including the 1734 Velarde map.
Country Notes China The Philippines shares a maritime border with China in the South China Sea although the extent of the border is disputed by the two countries. [1]The Philippine claim covers an area of the South China Sea island which its government has designated as "West Philippine Sea" which includes the likewise internationally contested Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal.
The western terminus of the Malaysia–Philippines boundary as per 1930 treaty. Border rejoins the limits defined by 1898 treaty. Malaysia–Philippines boundary end and turning points according to the 1898 treaty 1 7° 40' 117° 0' This point is also the western terminus of the Malaysia–Philippines boundary as per 1930 treaty. 2 7° 40' 116° 0'
Undeveloped 24-exposure roll of Kodak Ultramax 400, a consumer-grade color negative film stock. Photographic film is a strip or sheet of transparent film base coated on one side with a gelatin emulsion containing microscopically small light-sensitive silver halide crystals.
William Morris' design for Trellis wallpaper, 1862. The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that developed earliest and most fully in the British Isles [1] and subsequently spread across the British Empire and to the rest of Europe and America.
The words "10-22-38 Astoria" were written on a microscope slide, which was placed on top of more sulfur and under a bright light. After the slide was removed, a mirror image of the words remained. Carlson tried to sell his invention to some companies, but because the process was still underdeveloped he failed.