Plano general de la Ciudad de México

Attribution:

Diego García Conde; Manuel López López; José Joaquín Fabregat; Rafael Jimeno y Planés

Date:

1807

Description:

Diego García Conde surveyed Mexico City in 1793 as part of an evaluation of the ordinances implemented in 1782. In 1807, Manuel López López printed it (lo estampó) on nine sheets of paper, in collaboration with engraver José Joaquín Fabregat and artist Rafael Jimeno y Planés, who embellished the map with two vignettes showing views of the city from east and west and a cartouche with the Spanish royal coat of arms and those of Mexico City. This map served as reference for most maps of Mexico City printed in the Americas and in Europe well into the nineteenth century.

Bib. Reference:

Original in nine sheets

Bancroft call number:

G4414.M6 1807 C6

Digital image courtesy of:

The Bancroft Library