A curated archive of historical images from the Philippines, including Tipos del País illustrations, vintage posters, and early maps of the Philippines. This collection documents the country's visual and cultural history, from the colonial period to the early modern era.
José Honorato Lozano was more than a painter. Through his Tipos del País watercolors, he became one of the most important visual chroniclers of 19th-century Philippine society.
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Tipos del País, literally "Types of the Country," are 19th-century miniature watercolor paintings that documented the people, dress, and social hierarchy of colonial Philippines. Produced for foreign traders and wealthy...
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For over three centuries, the plants of the Philippine archipelago were documented by hand by Jesuit missionaries, Spanish botanists, and Filipino artists. Many of those illustrations have been sitting in...
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In 1762, British forces occupying Manila seized the copper plates used to print the most consequential map the Philippines has ever produced and shipped them to England. The copies had...
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Maynila Archive is a curated collection of Philippine historical artworks, carefully restored and reproduced as museum-quality fine art prints.
Each piece is selected for its cultural value and visual strength, then printed using archival techniques to create timeless artwork for modern interiors.
Browse our growing collection of articles on Philippine historical art, colonial-era illustrations, vintage maps, and botanical prints.
In 1887, a Filipina painter named Granada Cabezudo Cristóbal exhibited an oil painting called Una mestiza at the Exposición General...
On June 25, 1884, José Rizal stood before Filipino expatriates in Madrid and told them that Juan Luna and Félix...
In 1571, Miguel López de Legazpi founded the Spanish colonial city of Manila and enclosed 59 hectares of stone walls...
In 1755, capiz shells started appearing in Philippine windows, filtering tropical light into a pearl-toned glow. This guide traces three...
On December 6, 2023, UNESCO inscribed Aklan piña handloom weaving on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of...
The Filipino practice of pasalubong, bringing gifts home for the people you left behind, predates the modern souvenir by centuries....
On February 3, 1945, American and Filipino forces entered Manila to retake the city from Japanese occupation. By early March,...
José Honorato Lozano's Casa de Campo de Malacañang records the riverside residence of the governor-general in its earlier form.
José Honorato Lozano's Casa de la Intendencia records the colonial treasury building of Manila.
José Honorato Lozano's Colegiales de Manila records the students of the colonial capital's colleges.
José Honorato Lozano's Comunidades Religiosas records the religious orders that shaped colonial Philippine society.
José Honorato Lozano's Interior de la gallera records the cockpit interior at the center of colonial Philippine social life.
