Description: Mexico City Antique old print ancient Tenochtitlan by Bellin 1754Title: Ancien Mexico – Oud Mexico.Welcome to the past.Mexico City, antique print of ancient Tenochtitlan an Aztec city and the capital of the Aztec Three Union. The city was founded in 1325 on an island in the Texco Lake in present-day Mexico. At the beginning of the 16th century, Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in the world with some 200,000 inhabitants. The city was captured in 1521 by the Spaniards under Hernan Cortés and largely destroyed. The Mexican capital Mexico City was founded on the ruins.Cartographer:Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772)Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of the Académie de Marine and of the Royal Society of London. Over a 50 year career, he produced a large number of maps of particular interest to the Ministère de la Marine.Origin: Prévost's "Histoire générale des voyages.Publishers: Prévost, Abbé, 1697-1763 - Meusnier de Querlon, A.-G. 1702-1780 - Pierre de Hondt, The Hague between 1747 – 1780.Size: Sheet app.: 14 x 10 inches. 35.5 x 25.5 cm.Image app.: 11.25 x 7.5 inches. 28 x 18.5 cm.Condition: Fine print in overall very good condition. Tiny spot tipped. MapandMaps. For the complete Map and Print collection see our online site. MapandMaps Cartography of the World. Always real antique maps - Always original - Never reproductions. Europe buyers; we accept payment in Euro.
Price: 220 USD
Location: Europe
End Time: 2024-08-20T19:57:39.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date Range: 1700-1799
Format: Atlas Map
Type: County Map
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
Cartographer/Publisher: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772)
