Mapas de Cuauhtinchan

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Description

Linkgua's Visual gallery delves into the fascinating tradition of the **Mapas de Cuauhtinchan**, offering a profound exploration of cartography and visual narrative that transcends eras and borders. While the core corpus of the Mapas de Cuauhtinchan originated in the vibrant heart of Mesoamerica, this exhibition casts its lens on 15th-century Spain, a pivotal period that marked the threshold of a new era of global discovery. We present how this unique cartographic vision resonated with or was foreshadowed by developments in the Iberian Peninsula, then emerging as a nexus of geographical curiosity and the documentation of worlds yet to be unveiled. The selected works, though representative of ancient American cultures, invite reflection on the universal human desire to map and comprehend. Masterpieces such as the enigmatic *Codex Dresden* and the evocative *Map of Huitzilopochtli's Pilgrimage* are displayed, alongside fragments and representations illustrating the sophistication of the pre-Hispanic worldview. The exhibition highlights not only geographical precision but also the intricate interweaving of history, myth, and ritual in every stroke, offering an editorial perspective on how these visual narratives influenced and intertwined with the Hispanic imagination from its earliest encounters.

Authors

Anónimo tlacuilo mexica

About this work

Colección visual de obras de Francisco de Goya: desde los cartones para tapices hasta los Caprichos, los Desastres de la guerra y las Pinturas negras.

Francisco de Goya: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Pintor y grabador aragonés, figura central del arte español.

XVIII-XIX · España · Libros ilustrados

arte español, pintura, grabado, Goya, Aragón, Madrid, Caprichos, siglo XVIII, siglo XIX

Imágenes

Códice de la Mixteca — Mapas de Cuauhtinchan Mapa de la peregrinación mexica — Mapas de Cuauhtinchan Mapa histórico de territorios y poblados — Mapas de Cuauhtinchan Códice de la peregrinación mexica — Mapas de Cuauhtinchan Mapa de Tenochtitlan y sus alrededores — Mapas de Cuauhtinchan Mapa de Tenochtitlan — Mapas de Cuauhtinchan Mapa de peregrinación de Huitzilopochtli — Mapas de Cuauhtinchan Fragmento de un códice prehispánico — Mapas de Cuauhtinchan

Collection

Mapas de Cuauhtinchan

8 images

Linkgua's Visual gallery delves into the fascinating tradition of the **Mapas de Cuauhtinchan**, offering a profound exploration of cartography and visual narrative that transcends eras and borders. While the core corpus of the Mapas de Cuauhtinchan originated in the vibrant heart of Mesoamerica, this exhibition casts its lens on 15th-century Spain, a pivotal period that marked the threshold of a new era of global discovery. We present how this unique cartographic vision resonated with or was foreshadowed by developments in the Iberian Peninsula, then emerging as a nexus of geographical curiosity and the documentation of worlds yet to be unveiled. The selected works, though representative of ancient American cultures, invite reflection on the universal human desire to map and comprehend. Masterpieces such as the enigmatic *Codex Dresden* and the evocative *Map of Huitzilopochtli's Pilgrimage* are displayed, alongside fragments and representations illustrating the sophistication of the pre-Hispanic worldview. The exhibition highlights not only geographical precision but also the intricate interweaving of history, myth, and ritual in every stroke, offering an editorial perspective on how these visual narratives influenced and intertwined with the Hispanic imagination from its earliest encounters.