Item Summary

A title for Juan Canul proving ownership and boundary lines for his land in Ebtún, Yucatan. Folios 1v and 2r are blank. "35" is written in red pencil in upper left corner of fol. 1r.

Descriptive Information

Title
Title to land : Ebtún, Mexico, [1561 Apr. 21].
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/z603r225f
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[1561 Apr. 21].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
2 leaves : paper ; 21 x 15 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
"Inspeccion Administrativa, Vallodolid, Yucatan"--Stamp on fol. 1r and 2r.
"The American Art Association, Madison Square South, New York, 1835, 34"--Written in pencil on cover.
Binding Note
In cloth box; housed with cardboard covers, removed.

Discovery Information

Subject
Canul, Juan
Land tenure—Mexico—Ebtún—16th century
Boundaries (Estates)—Mexico—Ebtún—18th century
Mayas—land tenure—Mexico—Ebtún—16th century
Mayas—History—16th century—Sources
Maya language—Texts
Ebtún (Mexico)—History—16th century—Sources
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
3

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/42c4bca4-66cc-48ee-aae2-7ebdd4fb770f/manifest