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[email protected] Desague del Valle de Mexico. Plano Topografico entre Zumpango y Tequisquiac con el Trazo de la Linea Definitiva Para El Tunel 1866. Stock#: 56392 Map Maker: Anonymous Date: 1866 Place: Mexico City Color: Uncolored Condition: VG Size: 11 x 15.5 inches Price: SOLD Description: Dynamic Map of the Historic Grand Canal of the Valley of Mexico Detailed map showing the topographic features of the area of Zumpango, with Tequisquiac (Tequixquiac), in the Valley of Mexico. The map shows the mountainous terrain near Zumpango, including the names of hills, or cerros, as well as towns, roads, canals, ridges, and rivers. A prominent feature is Lake Zumpango to the south, one of the last remaining parts of the massive lake system of the Valley of Mexico. The main goal of the map is to share the plans for a drainage tunnel that would stretch from Zumpango to Tequixquiac. This was part of the one of the largest engineering projects of the time, the construction of Drawer Ref: Mexico Stock#: 56392 Page 1 of 3 Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. 7407 La Jolla Boulevard www.raremaps.com (858) 551-8500 La Jolla, CA 92037
[email protected] Desague del Valle de Mexico. Plano Topografico entre Zumpango y Tequisquiac con el Trazo de la Linea Definitiva Para El Tunel 1866. the Grand Canal to provide Mexico City and its environs in the valley with a drainage outlet. The valley, surrounded by mountains, has no natural drainage routes and was suffering from the influx of people settling in the area.