The Sigüenza Map. ca 1550-1559 showing the migration of the Aztecs from Aztlan to Tenochtitlan in central Mexico

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This is the only map of its kind known to exist. It is thought to date from the 16th century. The map shows the path of the migration, along with the story of the places passed and of the migration itself. Alongside the glyph for each location are symbols representing the amount of time spent in each location.

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Size: 2508px × 1804px
Location: Mexico
Photo credit: © JSM Historical / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1500s, 16th, archival, archive, archives, aztec, aztecs, aztlan, century, historic, historical, history, map, maps, mexica, mexico, migration, siguenza, sixteenth, tenochtitlan, vintage