Paris: Bellin, 1764. This map places Mexico City in its surrounding landscape. Its primary focus is Lake Texcoco, a natural lake containing a small islet on which the city was originally built, replacing the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. Since the Spanish failed to fix the Aztec dams surrounding the city after seizing it, it became prone to flooding that would eventually bring about the lake's drainage. Compared to present-day Mexico City, which today fills the entirety of the dry basin... More about Carte des Environs de la Ville de Mexico

Paris: Antoine-François Prevost, 1754. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 7.75" x 11.5", sheet measures 10" x 13.75". In very good condition. A map of the Empire of Mexico or New Spain, covering the central part of present-day Mexico as far south as Oaxaca and Veracruz. The map appeared in Antoine-François Prevost's influential collection of travel narratives, "Histoire Generale des Voyages". Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title... More about Carte du Mexique Pour l'Histoire Generale des Voyages 1754. Par M.B. Ing. de la Marine

Paris: Bellin, 1757. Map. 8 1/4" x 6". This beautiful map depicts Mexico City as it was erected by the Spanish after their conquest of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs had built their capital on an islet in Lake Texcoco, which connected to the mainland and other surrounding islands with causeways. After defeating the Aztecs, the Spanish maintained the city's general order but rebuilt it to establish Spanish power. Churches and opulent castles sprung up around the city, as did smaller towns... More about Carte Du Lac De Mexico, et de ses Environs Lors de la Conqueste des Espagnols; Pour servir a...

Map. Engraving. 8" x 12 1/4". This lovely map of Central America by Rigobert Bonne covers the region from Panama north as far as the tip of Baja Mexico and Cabo San Lucas. Beautifully detailed, the map notes several important towns, rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other topographical and geographical features. Identifies Merida, Acapulco, Cozumel, Mexico City, etc. The map is in very good condition with minimal wear along the centerfold and some foxing at places. Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was... More about Partie Meridionale, De L'Ancien Mexique ou De La Nouvle Espagne

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15"x 14.5", image plus text measures 16.5" x 20.5". This map of Mexico combines a detailed topographical and political rendering with information pertaining to history, climate and culture. It was published in 1822, shortly before Austin's arrival in Texas and immediately prior to Mexico's independence from Spain. The index of the map includes cities, rivers, military posts, and mines, and information about exploration and Indian population is... More about Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Mexico.

Carey & Warner. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 8.25" x 10.5". Shows some light foxing and a small tear at bottom right that extends to neat-line. In very good condition. A map that identifies areas within North America without political borders. Eastern states and western territories are shown along with tribal regions including Snake Nation (Shoshone), Chicasas (Chickasee), Apacheria (Apache), Pimeria (Pima), Nabajo (Navajo), and Dog Ribbed Indians (Tlicho), among others. The area west of the Mississippi River is shown... More about North America

Paris: Henri Chatelain. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 16.75" x 18.75". In very good condition. Central Mexico and Mexico City with four engraved views including an Aztec human sacrifice image on one sheet. From Chatelain's "Atlas Historique", featuring a map of Mexico, a map of the Lake of Mexico, and four views, each accompanied by text: "Le Grande Temple de Mexique", "Dances appelles Mitoles", "Idole de Viztzili" (depicting a human sacrifice), and "La Ville de Mexique". Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684... More about Description, Situation & Vue De La Ville De Mexique, Des Deux Lacs Sur Lesquels Elle Est...

Geneva: Hans Heinrich Mullhaupt, 1862. Case map. Original engraving. Mounted on linen, dissected into 24 section. Publisher's engraved stamp on verso. Image measures 22.5 x 21.5". Page measures 26.75 x 24". This map of the Valley of Mexico (Anahuac) extends from Tampico just south of Veracruz, and includes Mexico City. Topography is the map's main subject, and fine engraving. Shows wonderful details of the highlands in the region of South East Mexico with elevations shown by hachure marks. Includes the... More about Carte du Mexique représentant le Plateau de l'Anahuac et son Versant oriental

Washington D.C. Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 11.25 x 8". This map depicts the 1846 Battle of San Pasqual, in North San Diego County, which was one of the earliest military battles fought in Upper California as part of the Mexican-American War. It was also one of the most controversial battles, such that some historians still do not agree on who was the victor. This map, then, provides a venue in which to... More about Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pascal in Upper California between the Americans and Mexicans...

Philadelphia: P.S. Duval, 1847. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 12 x 16.5". This map of Mexico depicts the area of highlands in the central region of the country. Published circa 1847, it dates to the period of the Mexican-American War, and in particular the Invasion of Vera Cruz, in which Edmund Lafayette Hardcastle, the mapmaker, participated. Hardcastle then prepared the map for the U.S. War Department, Corps of Engineers in the wake of the fall of Mexico City in... More about Map of the Valley of Mexico

Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Copper engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 22.5". This striking circa 1720 map by Johann Baptist Homann extends from the Great Lakes southward to include Florida, West Indies, Central America, up to Venezuela, and from New Mexico to the eastern seaboard. Based on the 1703 Delisle map of Mexico and Florida, this map includes information from the explorations of La Salle, Bienville, Le Sueur, d'Iberville, Lederer, and other early travelers. The most... More about Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et...

Hartford: F.J. Huntington, 1830. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 11.25" x 8.5". Some light wear at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. A map of North America from the atlas The Malte-Brun School Geography by S. Goodwin Goodrich (Hartford, 1835). Shows Mexico extending from modern-day Texas to Utah and northern California, Alaska as Russian Possessions, and the United States extending north of Vancouver Island. More about North America

London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19" x 24.75". Map of the south eastern portion of Mexico's coast, including the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Beautiful topographic features, major roads and rhumb lines. From Jefferys' "West India Atlas", originally published by Sayer & Bennett in 1775. Full original margins, a few ink stains around plate line. Thomas Jefferys (1710-1771) was one of the most important and prolific mapmakers of his era with particular focus on North America. More about The Coast of New Spain from Nueva Vera Cruz to Triste Island