| An early map of "Temixtitan" (Tenochtitlán, the predecessor of modern day Mexico City), probably drawn at the request of Hernán (he preferred Fernando) Cortés. It appeared in the Latin edition of his second letter addressed to the King of Spain, Charles V, which was printed in Nuremburg in 1524. The original letter was authored in 1522. To see the full image, click here (you'll get scroll bars). Once you're viewing the full image, you'll have to click your browser's "back" button in order to return to this page. |