City of Veracruz, Mexico, 17th century. Artist: Unknown

City of Veracruz, Mexico, 17th century. Artist: Unknown

1-156-097 - Art Media/Heritage Images

City of Veracruz, Mexico, 17th century. Detail from a map of the city which lies on the Caribbean, on the east coast of Mexico. It was first founded by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in 1519, the modern city dates from c1599 and was the main link between Spain and Mexico. A: Fort of San Juan de Ulloa with ships at anchor. D: Custom house with train of pack mules. F: Horseman arriving on the road from Mexico city. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Hernando Cortes: Spanish: Explorer, conquistador, soldier

Picture Type
  1. Landscape
  2. Manuscript
  3. Map

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America Mexico Veracruz Veracruz Llave

  1. 19 12 00 N , 096 08 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Artistic Representations Cityscapes

Locations & Buildings Other

Artistic Representations Maps

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3864x4517
File Size : 51,134kb


Aliases

  1. 003719
  1. 003719
  1. 0510000243
  1. 1-156-097
  1. 1156097
  1. 243

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