Item Summary

A fragment of a legal document concerning land in Ebtún, Yucatan. The document sets forth the boundaries of a piece of monte (forest land); the title "almehen" is mentioned. "74" is written in red pencil in upper left corner of fol. 1r.

Descriptive Information

Title
Land document : Ebtún, Mexico, [18--?].
Call Number
C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 74a)
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/bg257j89b
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[18--?].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 leaf : paper ; 17 x 18 cm.
Provenance
Previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
Source Acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
"[Inspe]ccion Administrativa, Valladolid, Yucatan"--Stamp on fol. 1r.
"The American Art Association, Madison Square South, New York, 74"--Written in pencil on cover.
Binding Note
In cloth box; housed with cardboard covers, removed.

Discovery Information

Subject
Mayas—Land tenure—Mexico—Ebtún—19th century
Mayas—History—19th century—Sources
Maya language—Texts
Ebtún (Mexico)—History—19th century—Sources
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/534b8f4b-aad0-48a8-b683-bedd316210dc/manifest