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THE LUSSONIA FIVE! "Bye, Bye. Bye" Ryukyu. Now We're NSYNC!

No, it's not a new boy band from the Philippines... This is an actual historic map designation recounting Pinto's Five Very Large Islands of Silver to the West of Lequios. To the South and West are Luzon, Palawan, Mindoro, Panay and even the Zamboanga portion of Mindanao– Five Very Large Isles indeed. Ryukyu does not even have 1 very large isle. These are all coordinates West of Batanes where Pinto was shipwrecked in the Isles of Lequios. I. Parta is the Isles of Silver.


🔥 THE SMOKING QUILL | May 30, 2025

The Lussonia Five Isles of Silver Confirmed... Again!

Featuring Maps from Vander Aa, Janssonius, Valk, Bowen, Coronelli, and Spilbergen

🔍 Core Revelation:

The 1714 Pieter Vander Aa map labels "Lossonia 5ve" on the east of Luzon and "I. Parta" on the west, directly invoking the language of Ferdinand Pinto’s 16th-century shipwreck account: five wealthy isles ruled by women, connected to Ophir. This matches multiple 17th–18th century maps confirming:

  • A cluster of 5 major isles west of Batanes,

  • The persistent labeling of "Isle de Prata" to the west,

  • And the Lequios designation consistently associated with Luzon or northern Philippines.

🗺️ Supporting Map Anchors:

📌 1. 1714 Vander Aa – "Lossonia 5ve"
    Labels the east Luzon isles as Lossonia and places "I. Parta" west of Batanes.A direct resurrection of Pinto’s Five Isles narrative.
1714 Vander Aa Map

📌 2. 1640 Jan Jansson Map
    Omits Batanes but names Taiwan as "Lequios"Places "I. de Prata" west of a cluster of 5 yellow islets, very close to the Babuyanes.
1640 Jansson Map

📍 3. 1700 Valk Map
    Labels “5. Insulae” above Luzon and includes Prata Isle, preserving the Lequios identification.
1700 Valk Map - Isle de Prata (Silver)

📌 4. 1774 Dutch Map
    Offers fine delineation of the five Batanes isles with Prata just west. Labels Luzon as Luconia.
1774 Bowen Map

📌 5. 1706 Thornton Map

  • Uses “Five Islands” and places Prata directly west of Luzon.

  • The R. Hecos or R. Ilecos stands out as the Lequios River from other maps.


1706 Thortnton Map

📌 6. 1700 Vander Aa Map – Pigafetta-Inspired

Clearly ties 5 Isles of Pinto, Prata, and the Philippines into one cohesive region.
1700 Vander Aa Map

📌 7.

1650 Antoine de Fer Map

  • Names Luzon as "Leuconia," echoing Lequios, and situates it above Mindanao just below the Tropic of Cancer where Luzon is.

1650 Antoine de Fer Map

📌 8.

1690 Coronelli Map

  • Offers a stunning depiction of Luzon as a bifurcated landmass, with terms like "Lucon creduta favolosa" or "Lucon believed to be fabulous" implying mythical fame—possibly a nod to Zipangu/Ophir myths.

  • Notice as well the bifurcated island in 2 sections– North and South just as we referenced previously.

1690 Coronelli Map

📌 9.

1645 Spilbergen Map

  • Names the northern part of Luzon as “I. Locos”, a variant of “Lequios”. West of Batanes, an isle labeled “Wateb” appears—possibly a distorted Prata or ghost island.

  • Wateb as a label also appears as "or Isla de Prata on other maps.
1645 Janssonius/Spilbergen Map

📌 10.

1644-58 Janssonius Map (Colorized)

  • Replaces Ilocos with “ILLECOS”, a near-exact spelling of Lequios.

  • Preserves I. de Prata and 5 yellow isles.
1644 Janssonius Map

Conclusion: The pattern is overwhelming. From Vander Aa to Spilbergen, mapmakers across centuries trace the Five Isles of Silver and Lequios not to Japan or Ryukyu, but to the Philippines—centered on northern Luzon, Batanes, and Prata to the west. This supports Pinto’s shipwreck, Pigafetta’s golden palace, and the enduring legend of Zipangu as Luzon Island, Philippines.

This is a definitive Smoking Quill entry.


There’s a blogger who blindfolds himself and calls anyone who examines these maps and credible historical sources a liar. But we know well where his counsel truly comes from. The Colonial Trail of Tears follows.
ADDITION:

🗺️ A Colonial Trail of Tears
The visual record of how truth was displaced, overwritten, and erased.

🎉 “The maps were never lost… only silenced. Now, the silenced speak.”
1502 Cantino Map

Cantino World Map

1502 

[See above]

Lequios of Zambales at 17N. Affirmed within.

1512 Francisco Rodrigues' Sketches

Jorge Reinel/Rodriguez Chart 

1512

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"The Main Island of Lequios" is charted and noted geographically near Luzon, not near Okinawa.
1527 Diogo Ribeiro Map

Diogo Ribeiro Map

1527

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Locates Lequios near Luzon, reinforcing the Philippines as the center of early Southeast Asian trade routes.
1535 Penrose Chart

Anonymous Penrose Chart

1535

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Lequios plotted between 17°–20° North Latitude, matching Northern Philippines, not Okinawa.

1539 Santa Cruz SPanish Government Map

Santa Cruz Map

1539 

[See above]

SPANISH GOVERNMENT MAP! Luquios as Luzon, Philippines With Visayas and Mindanao Charted With It.

 
1544 Sebastian Cabot Map

Sebastian Cabot Map

1544

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Cabot's 'Canal of Lequios' flows into the West Philippine Sea, cementing Lequios’ geographic tie to the Philippines. 10-15N.
1554 Lopo Homem Map

Lopo Homem Planisphere

1554

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Colonial Propaganda Begins! Homem still places Lequios closer to the Philippines; later maps begin shifting it northward under colonial reinterpretations.
1561 Giacomo Gastaldi Map

Giacomo Gastaldi

1561

Lequios Canal continues to be recognized near Palawan, and labels North Luzon as "Cangu", the likely Zipangu of Marco Polo.
1561 Munster Map

Italian Urbano Monti Map

1587 

Canal route for major trade between Palawan and Borneo still referenced where Lequios Canal is on previous maps.

 
1589 Ortelius Maris Pacifici

Spanish Maris Pacifici: Abraham Ortelius

1589

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Ortelius’ 1589 map silently reversed Portuguese propaganda by restoring the Philippines’ true heritage.
1607 Mercator Map

Mercator Map

1607

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The famous Mercator labels Batanes just South of Taiwan as Lequio Major where Pinto was shipwrecked.

1613 Dutch Globe

Dutch Globe

1613

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Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer preserves Batanes as Pintos' location for Lequios while bending to Colonial pressure for Ryukyu.
1615 Jodocus Rossi Map

Hondius, Jodocus, and Giuseppe Di Rossi.

1615

Batanes maintained as Lequio and Ryukyu as Lequi Grand.

1627 Bertius Map

P. Bertius Map

1627

Lequios Minor and Pequeno are both place in the Batanes Islands in the Philippines, while moving Lequeo Grande to Ryukyu in error.

1630 Albernaz Map

Albernaz Map

1630

4 Maps include Lequios in one Atlas. All equate Batanes Islands, Philippines as Lequeo–3 of them as Grande (main) and 1 confuses it with Ryukyu. One can see the mindset waffling into Colonial propaganda.

1640 Bleau Map

Bleau Map

1640

The 5 Isles of Pinto's legend appear just to the West of Batanes defining it as Lequios. This same dynamic occurs on the:

1676 Speed Map

1700 Visscher Map
1587 Urbano Monte Map

French Map

1752 

Just west of the Bashee Isles (Batanes), the map boldly labels:

“Les 5 Isles” — The Five Islands

Relating the legend from Pinto's shipreck with Batanes as Lequios.

 
1794 Spanish-British Map

Spanish-British Map

1794

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Lequios River, Batanes as Pinto's Shipwreck, Five Isles, and the Final Blow to Ryukyu Theory.
1799 Italian Map Lequios River, Pinto Account

Italian Map

1799

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Pinto's legend of The 5 Isles appears West of Batanes, as Lequios.
1589 Maris Pacifici: Abraham Ortelius

🪶 “History didn’t just speak — it sang… and the world finally listened.”
“The final page wasn’t colonial ink — it was joy, justice, and memory.”

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