The Boxer Codex: A Look Into the 16th Century Manuscript – Part I: The Cagayans & Sambal

It was the year 1947, when historian Charles Ralph Boxer decided to place a bid in an auction catalog that described an anonymous, 18th-century manuscript on Asia. The manuscript was a part of the numerous books and manuscripts from Lord Ilchester’s library at Holland House that were being sold at the auction. Weeks after the bid, Boxer […]