The Mapping Of New Spain: Indigenous Cartography And The Maps Of The Relaciones Geograficas
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- Synopsis
- To learn about its territories in the New World, Spain commissioned a survey of Spanish officials in Mexico between 1578 and 1584, asking for local maps as well as descriptions of local resources, history, and geography. In The Mapping of New Spain, Barbara Mundy illuminates both the Amerindian (Aztec, Mixtec, and Zapotec) and the Spanish traditions represented in these maps and traces the reshaping of indigene world views in the wake of colonization.
- Copyright:
- 1996
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 281 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780226550978
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/26/20
- Copyrighted By:
- University of Chicago Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Technology, Earth Sciences
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.