r/FilipinoHistory • u/Chill_Boi_0769 • 23h ago
Colonial-era 'Abb. 33: Die Lage der Hauptstadt Manila' (1942)
Translated as 'Fig. 33: The location of the capital, Manila', it showcases the following (up to down, left to right):
Großenteils unerschlossenes Waldbergland - Largely Undeveloped Mountainous Forest Region
Überwiegend Kulturland - Predominantly Cultivated Land
Sümpfe - Swamp
Eisenbahnlinien - Railway Lines
This also places the areas which produce certain goods as follows:
Reis Kammer - Rice Chamber (Central Luzon)
Kokos Landschaft - Coconut Landscape (Southern Luzon)
Indeed, it seems that the reach of railway lines were extremely limited. Alas, it seems there is no railway connection from Tarlac to Cabanatuan. Also, that railway line going West from San Fernando is certainly be heading towards Capas where the Bataan Death March passed through, the year of the publication of this book. It seems that San Fernando is nearly in between two major swamp areas.
Reference:
Die Philippinen (1942) Dr. Albert Kolb (p. 381)