Circles of creation: The invention of Maya cartography in early colonial Yucatán

Art Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 154-168

  Solari, Amara L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957015812     PISSN: 00043079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00043079.2010.10786125     Document Type: Review

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