Author: Lopez Lujan, Leonardo
Title: El Capitan Guillermo Dupaix Y Su Album Arqueologico de 1794
Description: Mexico, Ediciones del Museo Nacional de Antropologia, 2015. Softcover. A matte softcover book with French flaps. The spine is orange-brown with the title printed in pale yellow letters. Pages: (12), 13-302, (2). Profusely illustrated with color images. Text is in Spanish. Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, in 2015. "A través del análisis de documentos hasta ahora inéditos o muy poco conocidos, este libro nos devela al Dupaix que fue testigo del descubrimiento de grandes monolitos mexicas en la Ciudad de México, intimó con los sabios ilustrados de la época, visitó con asiduidad los gabinetes de curiosidades de la capital colonial, realizó por cuenta y riesgo propios sus 'correrías particulares' por el territorio novohispano e, incluso, hizo excavaciones." ["Through the analysis of documents hitherto unpublished or very little known, this book reveals to us the Dupaix who witnessed the discovery of large Mexica monoliths in Mexico City, was intimate with the enlightened scholars of the time, and regularly visited the cabinets of curiosities of the colonial capital, he carried out at his own expense and risk his 'private raids' through the New Spain territory and even carried out excavations."]. VG+ .

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