The map is the City? A new look at the bird´s eye view of Mexico City in 1628 by Juan Gómez de Trasmonte
The beautiful “birds-eye-view” of Mexico City by Juan Gómez de Trasmonte is extremely well-known as almost the only surviving representation of the city in the seventeenth century. The origin, intentions and history of this map are, however, less well-known. In fact, classical texts on the subject a...
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Investigaciones Geográficas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/17985 |