[Map of Lake Petén region in Guatemala]. 1696.

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[Map of Lake Petén region in Guatemala]. 1696.

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Forms part of a manuscript by the Spanish Franciscan missionary Andres de Avendano y Loyola, describing two trips made between 1695-1696 to convert Itza Indians in the Tayasal region by Lake Petén (Guatemala), and to open a road between the Yucatán and Guatemala: Relación delas dos entradas que hize ala conversión de los gentiles Itzaex y Cehachez (Ayer MS 1040). Identifies Indian regions and villages, trails, rivers, islands, and distances between points.

1 ms. map ; on sheet 423 x 311 mm.

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