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History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.Means, Philip Ainsworth

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History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

Name: History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.
Author: Means, Philip Ainsworth

Means, Philip Ainsworth

Itza Indians; Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- History

1773  ATLAS PORTATIF, BELLIN, AMSTERDAM (Harvard College Library).
        Much like Bellin, 1764.

1779  ABBE MONGEZ, ATLAS, PARIS (vol. ii).
        Map of Yucatan has Merida, Valladolid (wrongly placed),
      Salamanca de Bacalar (wrongly placed), Quehaches, L. DE PUC with
      IGUASTAL in it.

1783  BRION DE LA TOUR, L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE, PARIS (Cong. Lib.).
        Much like Bellin, 1764.

1785  GUTHRIE, LONDON.
        Lake is too far east and is not named.

1801[A3.5] TOMAS LOPEZ, MADRID, MAP OF YUCATAN IN 4 SHEETS (Cong.
          Lib.).
        A large and valuable map which contains many names, routes,
      lakes, rivers, etc. The distances and outlines of the land masses
      are inaccurate. There is a list of the Curatos and Visitas of
      Yucatan.

1854  DUDLEY COSTELLO, MAP OF YUCATAN, IN FANCOURT, 1854, and MACNUTT,
          1908.
        A clear and useful map with a few minor mistakes.

1864  V. A. MALTE-BRUN, CARTE DU YUCATAN, PARIS.
        A reliable and invaluable modern map with many place names,
      routes, etc.

1878  MAPA ... DE YUCATAN, FOR JOAQUIN HUeBBE, ANDRES AZNAR PEREZ Y
          ... C. HERMANN BERENDT.
        The best and largest and fullest map of Yucatan.

1902  GUATEMALA, BY M. HENDGES, BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS, 1902.
        The best map of Guatemala. It has proved very valuable.

1915  MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO. PAN AMERICAN UNION, 1915.
        Also a very trustworthy map.

From the foregoing list of maps the following interesting points are to
be gleaned:

1. Yucatan does not appear on any map prior to 1523-1525. From the time
of its first discovery Yucatan was believed to be an island. Maps vary
greatly as to what sort of an island it was.

2. In 1527 the Weimar-Spanish map shows Yucatan for the first time as a
peninsula. Probably the maker of this map derived his information from
someone who had been with Cortes in 1524-1525. The name Ytza appears on
the isthmus; it is so faint as to be almost illegible, but I think I
have deciphered it correctly.

3. From 1529 (Ribero) to 1548 (Venice "Ptolemy") geographical knowledge
of Yucatan falls off badly. With only two exceptions (Mercator, 1536,
and Santa Cruz, 1542) the maps of this period show Yucatan as an island
more or less remote from the mainland. I think that the comparative
accuracy of Alonso de Santa Cruz is accounted for by the fact that he
was official cartographer to the crown of Castile and that he had
official information of Montejo's explorations, 1526-1541.

4. From 1551 onward Yucatan is usually shown as a peninsula; but even
so late as this there are exceptions such as Ferrando Berteli, 1560,
and Gulielmus Nicolai, 1603, whose inaccuracies are many.

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History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.Means, Philip Ainsworth

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History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

Means, Philip Ainsworth

Itza Indians; Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- History

1773  ATLAS PORTATIF, BELLIN, AMSTERDAM (Harvard College Library).
        Much like Bellin, 1764.

1779  ABBE MONGEZ, ATLAS, PARIS (vol. ii).
        Map of Yucatan has Merida, Valladolid (wrongly placed),
      Salamanca de Bacalar (wrongly placed), Quehaches, L. DE PUC with
      IGUASTAL in it.

1783  BRION DE LA TOUR, L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE, PARIS (Cong. Lib.).
        Much like Bellin, 1764.

1785  GUTHRIE, LONDON.
        Lake is too far east and is not named.

1801[A3.5] TOMAS LOPEZ, MADRID, MAP OF YUCATAN IN 4 SHEETS (Cong.
          Lib.).
        A large and valuable map which contains many names, routes,
      lakes, rivers, etc. The distances and outlines of the land masses
      are inaccurate. There is a list of the Curatos and Visitas of
      Yucatan.

1854  DUDLEY COSTELLO, MAP OF YUCATAN, IN FANCOURT, 1854, and MACNUTT,
          1908.
        A clear and useful map with a few minor mistakes.

1864  V. A. MALTE-BRUN, CARTE DU YUCATAN, PARIS.
        A reliable and invaluable modern map with many place names,
      routes, etc.

1878  MAPA ... DE YUCATAN, FOR JOAQUIN HUeBBE, ANDRES AZNAR PEREZ Y
          ... C. HERMANN BERENDT.
        The best and largest and fullest map of Yucatan.

1902  GUATEMALA, BY M. HENDGES, BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS, 1902.
        The best map of Guatemala. It has proved very valuable.

1915  MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO. PAN AMERICAN UNION, 1915.
        Also a very trustworthy map.

From the foregoing list of maps the following interesting points are to
be gleaned:

1. Yucatan does not appear on any map prior to 1523-1525. From the time
of its first discovery Yucatan was believed to be an island. Maps vary
greatly as to what sort of an island it was.

2. In 1527 the Weimar-Spanish map shows Yucatan for the first time as a
peninsula. Probably the maker of this map derived his information from
someone who had been with Cortes in 1524-1525. The name Ytza appears on
the isthmus; it is so faint as to be almost illegible, but I think I
have deciphered it correctly.

3. From 1529 (Ribero) to 1548 (Venice "Ptolemy") geographical knowledge
of Yucatan falls off badly. With only two exceptions (Mercator, 1536,
and Santa Cruz, 1542) the maps of this period show Yucatan as an island
more or less remote from the mainland. I think that the comparative
accuracy of Alonso de Santa Cruz is accounted for by the fact that he
was official cartographer to the crown of Castile and that he had
official information of Montejo's explorations, 1526-1541.

4. From 1551 onward Yucatan is usually shown as a peninsula; but even
so late as this there are exceptions such as Ferrando Berteli, 1560,
and Gulielmus Nicolai, 1603, whose inaccuracies are many.

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History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

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