The Mapping of New Spain: Indigenous Cartography and the Relaciones Geográficas
University of Chicago Press, 1996. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. Square octavo hardcover with brown boards and maroon spine; 281 pp.; gilt title to spine; 8 color plates + 101 halftone illustrations. Tight binding, clean throughout; sharp corners. Fine. DJ: Very mild cover wear. Near Fine. Fine / Near Fine. Item #165964
ISBN: 0226550966
A scholarly analysis of the maps created by indigenous artists in sixteenth-century Mexico. Mundy examines the Relaciones Geográficas to reveal how Aztec and European cartographical traditions collided and coexisted. Winner of the Nebenzahl Prize in the History of Cartography.
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