Subject: Mexico City, Mexico
Period: 1715 (dated)
Publication: Suite de l'Atlas Curieux
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.1 x 8.8 inches
33.3 x 22.4 cm
This intricately detailed plan view shows Mexico City during the era when it was the center of power in the expanding Spanish empire of New Spain. It locates 48 sites of interest, including the Plaza Mayor and the Mexico City Cathedral at center. The city is still shown in the middle of Lake Texcoco, with causeways connecting it to the opposite shores. Le Palais de Chapultepec, the palace atop Chapultepec Hill, is prominently shown. A fascinating view of an expanding city.
References: Pastoureau, FER I C [224]
Condition: A
A nice impression on a sheet with minor toning and dampstaining along sheet's edges, well away from map image.
