Review (PDF) The Mapping Of New Spain: Indigenous Cartography And The Maps Of The Relaciones Geograficas
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.
Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; 11.1.2000 edition (December 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226550974
ISBN-13: 978-0226550978
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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This is a wonderful glimpse into the development of detailed maps of Central America. It expresses the necessity of a country to be aware of the resources it possesses and the lengths to which it must go to obtain this information. Another good book along these same lines is "Mapping and Empire" by Matthew Edney, which describes the process of mapmaking the British government undertook in India. Overall, this is a great book.
This is an interesting book. I recommend it for people interested in this historical period. Good quality. It can be very good to have in electronic format.
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