Plano general de la ciudad de Mexico

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Plano general de la ciudad de Mexico
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Item Information

Title:
Plano general de la ciudad de Mexico
Description:
The original surveys for this plan of Mexico City were conducted in 1793, during the vice-regal administration of Conde de Revillagigedo. His administration, one of the most progressive of the colonial era, resulted in urban development and renewal that included the construction and the renovation of numerous public buildings and parks; improved sanitation, lighting, and security; the construction of roads and streets; and the establishment of professional schools, like the Royal Academy of San Carlos, where this map was produced. The city is divided into eight quarters, which are organized alphabetically by street name in the extensive key to the right of the map which coordinates with the labels found throughout the plan. Along the bottom are two panoramic views of the city from the east, on the new road toward Vera Cruz and from the west, on the road to Chapultepec. The mapmaker was Diego García Conde (1760-1822), a native of Barcelona who came to Mexico and served as captain of the Spanish Dragoons in Mexico. Conde supervised several complex construction projects, including the road from Vera Cruz to Jalapa. In 1822 he was named director general of the Corps of Engineers and founded the Academy of Cadets. The plan’s engraver was José Joaquín Fabregat (1748-1807), a native of Valencia, who in 1787, was named Director of Engraving at the Royal Academy of San Carlos.
Cartographer:
García Conde, Diego
Name on Item:
levantado por el Teniente Coronel de Dragones Don Diego Garcia Conde en el ano de 1793, y grabado en el ano de 1807, de orden de la misma nobilisima ciudad
Date:
1807
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
MacLean Collection Map Library
Collection (local):
MacLean Collection Map Library
Subjects:
Mexico City (Mexico)--Maps
Places:
Distrito Federal (territory) > Mexico City
Extent:
1 map ; 148 cm x 198 cm
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Place of origin:
[Mexico City]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:3,300]
Language:
Spanish
Notes:
Extremely rare, first and only printing in large format of the most important early plan of Mexico City. The plates for this map were destroyed and lost, but the map was republished in much smaller format in London in 1811 and in New York in 1830.
The original surveys for this plan of Mexico City were conducted in 1793 during the viceragal administration of Conde de Revillagigedo.
Copper plate engraving.
Notes (citation):
Dicc. Porrua, p. 1156
Identifier:
MacLeanColl_21144_MexicoCity
Call #:
21144