The First Printed Map of TenochtitlanPlan of Tenochtitlan and map of the Gulf of Mexico, woodcut, in the Latin edition of Hernán Cortés's second letter (Nuremberg: Friedrich Peypus, 1524)Hearth Interactive Hearth Library Praeclara Ferdinandi Cortesii de Nova maris Oceani Hyspania narratio, trans. Pietro Savorgnano (Nuremberg: Friedrich Peypus, March 1524), the folding woodcut map (two facing leaves). John Carter Brown Library copy (call no. 1-SIZE B524 .C827p), Internet Archive praeclaraferdina00cort, scans n113 and n114.peypus-cortes-praeclara-1524 Latin (with Spanish place names) Moctezuma IIRuler of the Mexica at Tenochtitlan when Cortés arrived. The Spaniards seized him and held the city through him; he died in June 1520.Charles VKing of Spain from 1516 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1519, to whom Cortés addressed his letters from Mexico. Latin verses on the Nuremberg map of 1524 praise him as a greater Caesar. Mexico-Tenochtitlan19.4326 -99.1332Tlacopan19.4567 -99.1872Iztapalapa19.357 -99.093La Florida30 -84Pánuco22.27 -97.8Yucatán20.7 -89Cuba21.52 -77.78 human sacrifice Killing people as an offering to gods, or so that they would accompany the dead. Spaniards in Texas feared the sacrifices they knew of from Mexico; among the Natchez, many were expected to die with a Great Sun.
TEMIX TITAN Templum ubi ſacrificant, Capita ſacri ficatorū, Idol. Lapideū Capita ſacrificatorū, Dom⁹ aīaliū Platea dom⁹ D. Mutec[?] Domus ad uoluptatē. D. Mute[?]ma, Viridariū. D. Muteczuma Ex iſto Flumine Conducitur Aquā in Ciuitatem, Atacuba, Forū[?], Templū ubi orant, Aggeres ad tutelam domorū a Lacus fluctibꝫ Iztapala[?] Res fuerat quondam pręſtans, & Gloria ſumma Orbis ſubiectus Cęſaris Imperio, Hic longe pręſtat, cuius nunc Orbis Eous, Et Nouus, atqꝫ alter panditur Auſpitijs. Quilibet punctus magnus continet leucas duodecim cū dimidia, ita ꝙ duo magni puncti continent viginti quinqꝫ leucas, Cōtinet autē leuca quatuor Italica miliaria, ita ꝙ omnes puncti qui hic cōſpiciuntur continent centum leucas. La Florida, · Rio del ſpiritu ſancto · R⁰ de A[?] · R:: de Arboledas · R:: la Palma · Tamacho puīcia · co laoton, · Rio panū · Prouīcia amichel, · Archidona · Sant pedro, · Almeria · Seuilla · R:: de Sant Juan · Rio de aluarado · Rio de vanderas · Roca partida · Rio de [?]qualauo, · Santo andres · Caribes, · Rio de dos bocas, · Rio, de la palma · R:: de Grizalua · Santo Anton · Punta delas higueras, · yucatan · Puncta de Cuba · Ys della [?]
Temixtitan The temple where they make sacrifices Heads of the sacrificed A stone idol Heads of the sacrificed The house of animals The square Lord Moctezuma's house Lord Moctezuma's pleasure house Lord Moctezuma's garden From this river, water is brought into the city. Tacuba The market square [?] A temple where they pray Dikes to protect the houses from the waves of the lake Iztapalapa Once it was a great thing and the highest glory that the world was ruled by Caesar. This ruler far surpasses him: under his command the Eastern world, and a new and second world, now lies open. Each large dot stands for twelve and a half leagues, so two large dots make twenty-five leagues. A league is four Italian miles. So all the dots shown here make a hundred leagues. Florida · River of the Holy Spirit · River of A[?] · River of the Groves · Palm River · the province of Tamacho · Colaoton · Pánuco River · the province of Amichel · Archidona · San Pedro · Almería · Seville · San Juan River · Alvarado River · River of Banners · Split Rock · River of [?]qualauo · San Andrés · the Caribs · River of Two Mouths · Palm River · Grijalva River · San Antón · Point of the Fig Trees · Yucatán · Point of Cuba · the island of [?]