Ilustración Filipina

Ilustración Filipina was a Spanish language magazine published in the Philippines, that was founded on March 1, 1859, and ran until December 15, 1860.

Andrews, an English painter based in Hong-Kong who produced illustrations for Ilustración Filipina on a regular basis.

The text of the publication mostly related to the arts, history, geography, ethnography, and other sciences, while the illustrations offered reproductions of landscapes, seascapes, village life, costumes, portraits, and many other aspects of the Philippines and the Filipino people.

Ilustración Filipina did not delve much on political issues and focused instead on cultural and scientific subjects that were combined with its high-quality illustrations, that included many portraits and stunning views of emblematic places in the Philippines, such as the volcano at Albay or the Botocan waterfalls.

Manuel Ravago, a linguistic academician, theater director and actor, was a regular contributor of the publication.

"Hillside in the Philippines", by C.W. Andrews
"Hillside in the Philippines", by C.W. Andrews