Arnoldus Montanus

Vetus Mexico.

Copper plate engraving, 1671.
Image size 11 1/4 x 13 3/4" (285 x 351 mm).
Good condition. Black & white. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 68071
Price: $695.00
Publisher : Published by Jacob van Meurs, Amsterdam. From Montanus' "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America". A finely detailed view of the city of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. Constructed on an island in the middle of a large lake, the city is connected to the surrounding countryside by a series of complicated bridges. Important buildings are identified with a lettered key. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - Central & South America, and the West Indies , Mexico

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