Vetus Mexico.

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Map shows birdseye Venice-like view of Mexico City surrounded by Lake Texcoco. Includes key to points on the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

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1 map : col. ; 30 x 35 cm.

Creation Information

Ogilby, John, 1600-1676 1671.

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This artwork is part of the collection entitled: Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington and was provided by the University of Texas at Arlington Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 216 times. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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Description

Map shows birdseye Venice-like view of Mexico City surrounded by Lake Texcoco. Includes key to points on the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

Physical Description

1 map : col. ; 30 x 35 cm.

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Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington

Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" grant, this collection showcases maps from the Gulf Coast region and the greater Southwest.

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  • 1671

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  • March 8, 2013, 9:50 p.m.

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  • May 8, 2015, 6:44 p.m.

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Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. Vetus Mexico., artwork, 1671; [London]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth298366/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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