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Glass, John B. (Title of work: A Survey and Census of Native Middle American Pictorial Manuscripts..)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Cuadro historico : geroglifico de la peregrinacion de las tribus Aztecas que poblaron en valle de Mexico. Num. 1-2.

 Collection — Huntington box 32 - folder 1
Identifier: 9155
Scope and content

A portion of the Atlas geografico, estadistico e historico de la Republica Mexicana, formado por Antonio Garcia y Cubas, Mexico. Imprenta de Jose Mariano Fernandez de Lara. Atlas mexicano, por Antonio Garcia y Cubas Cuadro I and II. Maps are surrounded by explanatory text in Spanish. The maps depict the migration of the Aztec people from Aztlan to Tenochtitlan over the period of several hundred years.

Dates: 1858; Undated

Lienzo de Metlaltoyuca.

 Item — Huntington box 32 - folder 1
Identifier: 9158
Scope and content

Hand drawn and colored copy of an Aztec document. The copy was made by Philipp Josef Valentini. Document shows Aztec symbols, in a map format.

Dates: Undated

Mapa de Siguenza.

 Collection — Huntington box 32 - folder 1
Identifier: 9156
Scope and content

The map depicts the migration of the Aztec people from Aztlan to Tenochtitlan over the period of several hundred years. Reverse of the map has a ticker on it that says Peregrinacion de los Aztecas from Careri Gemilli [sic], Giro del Mundo. Note of explanation is included in the folder.

Dates: 1699 - 1700; Undated

Mappa Reinisch.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9157
Scope and content

Copies of an 1886 reproduction of the original Mappa Reinisch, which was written March 23, 1586. The reproduction was made by Dujardine under the auspices of Comte Henri de Charencey in an edition of 25 copies, in Paris. It shows a genealogical tree of a Mexican tribe with hieroglyphic characters and text in Aztec written in Roman letters. Includes note of provenance signed by Marshall Saville. Two of the pieces are labeled, "Fragment du verso" and "recto." Has Indian writing and symbols.

Dates: 1886; Undated

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Aztecs. 3
Nahuatl language. 3
Aztec art. 2
Aztec cartography. 2
Aztecs -- Migrations. 2