17TH C. MAP OF MEXICO CITY, DE BRY, LA AMERICA
c. 1610, a bird's eye view of Mexico City, New Spain, engraved by de Bry
published by Braun and Hogenberg (1572-1624) with German text
grass cloth mat, framed under glass, 16.5 by 11.5 in.
From Theodor de Bry's (1528-1598) "La America"; numbered 48, the reverse with view of Cuzco, the Inca city named Qusqu conquered by the Spanish in 1533.
Based on "Ilsolario" by Benedetto Bordone (1528) probably derived from the sketches of Cortes. Mexico City, Tenochtitian, was founded in 1325 by Aztec tribes. The Aztecs held off Cortez in 1519, but the Spanish took the city in 1520.
Estimate: $600 - $800
Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 129 : 17TH C. MAP OF MEXICO CITY, DE BRY, LA AMERICA
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