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This mid-17th-century map of New Spain depicts the geography of Mexico and Central America about 100 years after the Spanish made their first entradas into the Caribbean's western mainland. After conquering the two major native civilizations in the area -- the Aztecs in central Mexico and the Mayans in the Yucatan Peninsula -- the Spanish established settlements and extended their political control throughout the region. As recorded on this map, there were three major administrative units -- the audiencias of Guadalajara (northern Mexico), Mexico (the central plateau), and Guatemala (encompassing all of Central America). The French cartographer Nicolas Sanson, who was also an historian, prepared this map. His cartographic efforts gave rise to a cartographic industry in France, providing competition to the Dutch who dominated the map trade from the late 16th century until the end of the 17th century.
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Document identity
localId
x633f908c
label
Mexicque, ou Nouvelle Espagne, Nouvlle. Gallice, Iucatan &c
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x633f908c
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Mexicque, ou Nouvelle Espagne, Nouvlle. Gallice, Iucatan &c
description
This mid-17th-century map of New Spain depicts the geography of Mexico and Central America about 100 years after the Spanish made their first entradas into the Caribbean's western mainland. After conquering the two major native civilizations in the area -- the Aztecs in central Mexico and the Mayans in the Yucatan Peninsula -- the Spanish established settlements and extended their political control throughout the region. As recorded on this map, there were three major administrative units -- the audiencias of Guadalajara (northern Mexico), Mexico (the central plateau), and Guatemala (encompassing all of Central America). The French cartographer Nicolas Sanson, who was also an historian, prepared this map. His cartographic efforts gave rise to a cartographic industry in France, providing competition to the Dutch who dominated the map trade from the late 16th century until the end of the 17th century.
date
["1656"]
year
1656
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
French
identifierLocal
05_04_000118
creators
Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Mexico--Maps--Early works to 1800
Central America--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Mesoamerica
Mexico
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Mexico
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Paris
publisher
Chez Pierre Mariette
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
23
schema:longitude
-102
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 44 x 61 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Appeared in Sanson's Cartes générales de la géographie ... 1676.
Featured in the Faces & Places Exhibit, Kravis Center, Palm Beach, FL, since 2005. MB (BRL)
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no
dcId
x633f908c
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map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ed5c79003339e2d6