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Map of New Spain (Mexico), 16th Century

A 16th century map of New Spain or Mexico by Diego GutiÃ©rrez, who was appointed cartographer of the Casa de la Contratacion (House of Trade) in 1554. Casa de la Contratacion was a government agency of the Spanish Empire that existed from the 16th to the 18th centuries and attempted to control all Spanish exploration and colonization.

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Map of New Spain (Mexico), 16th Century

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A 16th century map of New Spain or Mexico by Diego GutiÃ©rrez, who was appointed cartographer of the Casa de la Contratacion (House of Trade) in 1554. Casa de la Contratacion was a government agency of the Spanish Empire that existed from the 16th to the 18th centuries and attempted to control all Spanish exploration and colonization.

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Album / Science Source / Getty Research Institute

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5064 x 3823 px | 55.4 MB

Print size:

42.9 x 32.4 cm | 16.9 x 12.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1500S • 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • ALTAS • ANTIQUE MAP • ART • ARTWORK • CASA DE LA CONTRATACION • CENTRAL AMERICA • COLONIAL PERIOD • COLONIAL • DIEGO GUTIÃ©RREZ • DRAWING • ENGRAVING • GUTIÃ©RREZ • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • LATIN AMERICA • LATIN AMERICAN • LATINOAMERICA • LITHOGRAPH • MAP • MEXICO • NEW SPAIN • NEW WORLD • NORTH AMERICA • OLD MAP • PACIFIC COAST • SPANISH EMPIRE • SPANISH