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Codex Tepotzotlán
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Open book Codex Tepotzotlán

Title Codex Tepotzotlán 
Date 1720 
Place Mexico--Tepotzotlán
Language Nahuatl
Subjects Indians of Mexico, Land tenure, Nahuas, Nahuatl language, Real property
Description Box title.
Date from Donald Robertson, in Handbook of Middle American Indians, v. 14, p. 264.
Second of the three Techialoyan manuscripts known as T, P, and X, which comprise the complete Tepotzotlán codex. Cf. Robertson, HMAI, v. 14, p. 270, nos. 718, 714, 722.
Small labels on p. 1, 2, and 20 contain catalogue numbers of previous owners, including Lorenzo Boturini, J.M.A. Aubin, Eduardo Pingret, Charles Chadenat, and Edward Ayer.  Cf. Robertson, HMAI, v. 14, p. 270.
Accompanied by boxed set of 5 photographs of p. 6,9,10,14, and 17 of ms. 
Summary owned.  Christian settlements are depicted throughout the Codex with drawings of churches, as well as the "tecpan" or city hall; magueys and nopals indicate the principal crops cultivated in the area.  Circles represent units of land measurement in "mecatls," and houses indicate the number of tribute-payers in each district. 
Extent [20] p. : amatl paper, col. ill. ; 27 cm 
Format Photomechanical prints
Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection, Edward E. Ayer North and Middle American Indian Linguistics Collection
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Call Number Ayer MS 1479 
BibID 136696
Rights Status No Copyright - United States
Contributing Institution Newberry Library
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IIIF Resource Type Canvas 
Size 3018px × 3400px     29.38 MB 
File Created 09/06/2023 
Filename 991366968805867_Ayer_MS_1479_00003-1.tif 
Unique Identifier NL11OLCU 
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