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Map Map of Mexico City. Plano de la ciudad de México

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Title

  • Map of Mexico City.

Other Title

  • Plano de la ciudad de México

Summary

  • Dated 1720, this map was produced by the government of Mexico City in order to improve urban sanitation through the collection of garbage. It shows the central part of the city in detail, including names of streets, plazas, hospitals, hospices, columns, small squares, arches, and other places.

Names

  • Alvarez, Antonio Cartographer.
  • Rivera, Miguel Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1720.

Headings

  • -  Mexico--Distrito Federal--Mexico City
  • -  1720
  • -  New Spain
  • -  Sanitation
  • -  Spain--Colonies

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Ink on paper 59 x 42 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Center for the Study of the History of Mexico CARSO.
  • -  Content in Spanish.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668414

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Alvarez, Antonio Cartographer, and Miguel Creator Rivera. Map of Mexico City. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1720] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668414/.

APA citation style:

Alvarez, A. C. & Rivera, M. C. (1720) Map of Mexico City. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668414/.

MLA citation style:

Alvarez, Antonio Cartographer, and Miguel Creator Rivera. Map of Mexico City. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1720] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668414/>.