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
Creator
- no primary creator (Person)
- Dujardin. (Person)
- Glass, John B. (Title of work: A Survey and Census of Native Middle American Pictorial Manuscripts..) (Person)
- Saville, Marshall H. (Marshall Howard), 1867-1935. (Person)
- Huntington Free Library (Former owner, Organization)
Extent
1 folders. (1 folders.)
.5 cubic feet. (.5 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
French
Ownership and Custodial History
Provenance: Huntington Free Library.
Bibliographic References
- Description rules
- Gihc
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
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