A week after Galleon Andalucia, I came across this old issue of National Geographic magazine (see it pays to be a pack-rat) which has a feature on the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade.
A map which details the route of the Galleon Trade.
The "cover girl" (left) and interior of the San Agustin church in Intramuros, Manila (right)
Rendition of artist Robert C. McGinnis depicting a scene of what had happened (left) and a compass cum sundial (below right)
Additional artwork by McGinnis (top left) a vase with a peg-leg Chinese sailor (below left) and a fountain embellished with plates.
A closer image of a fountain in Casa del Risco in San Angel, Mexico. It is reported that the plates were pressed into wet plasters to embellish it. Talk about being resourceful.
Hi there. Do you still have this magazine by chance?
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