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Central American textile maps

 Collection
Call Number: MS S16

Overview

Collection includes copies of seven colonial era textile maps that feature notable landmarks and geographical features from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, and Mexico. Some of the maps were traced from original maps located at the General Archive of the Indies in Spain.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1745-1897

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder (1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Physical Location

MS S16

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred, Unknown, 2021.

Title
Guide to the Central American Maps collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by sm, 2023. Finding aid prepared by cmp, 2024.
Date
2024-01
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written predominately in English.
Sponsor
Support for the processing of this collection was provided by the Shelley Miller Memorial Fund.
Finding aid permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/10407/1568029766
Preferred citation
Central American textile maps, MS S16, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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