Mexico, 1492–1607
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Cortes' March to Mexico, 1519
A map of Mexico showing the sites of the Spanish Conquistador expedition under Hernán Cortés in 1519. The map shows Juanna (Cuba), Tabasco, Vera Cruz, and Mexico City (Tenochtitlan). An inset map details the route taken by Cortéz...

Cortes in Mexico, 1519
A map showing the expedition of Hernán Cortes in 1519. This expedition was the third to the mainland and took him all the way into Mexico. This map shows the route from the Battle of Cintla (Tabasco) to Veracruz (Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz) wh...

Clavigero's Map of Mexico, 1521
A facsimile of a map by Francisco Saverio Clavigero (1780) of central Mexico in 1521, showing the Aztec dominion during the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan. The map shows the territorial divisions and native cities at the time....

Mexico City and Vicinity, 1580
A facsimile of a map by Saverio Clavigero (1780) of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) and vicinity around the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519. This map, according to William H. Prescott (History of the Conquest of Mexico, 1876), defies "equally t...

General Plan of Mitla, Oaxaca, 1644
A facsimile of a sketch map by Adolph Bandelier (1885) of the pre–Columbian archeological site at Mitla, Oaxaca, Mexico (sometimes Miquitlan, Mictlan). The map is keyed to show (A) the ruins on the highest ground, with a church and curacy built...

The Lake of Mexico, 1722
A map from the book ‘Voyages de François Coreal aux Indes Occidentales’ (Amsterdam, 1722) showing the environs of the Lake of Mexico (Lake Texcoco or Lago Texcoco, sometimes called Tezcuco), including islands and causeways, marshla...

Northeast Mexico, 1846–1848
A map of eastern Mexico along the Gulf showing important battle sites during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), including Matamoros, Monterey, and Buena Vista during the Taylor campaign, and Vera Cruz and Mexico City during the Scott c...

Route of the U.S. Army in the Mexican-American War, 1846–1848
A map of the area between Mexico City and Vera Cruz showing the route of General Scott during his campaign in the Mexican–American War (1847). The map shows the battle sites, including the siege of Fort San Juan de Ulloa and Vera Cruz, and the ...

Vicinity of the City of Mexico, 1846–1848
A map of the area around Mexico City showing important sites of General Scott's campaign in the Mexican&ndash:American War (1846–1848). The map shows Lake Joltoca, Lake Cristobal, Lake Tezuco, Lake Xochimilco, and Lake Chalco, and the cities of...