The ''Map of Metlatoyuca'' - A Mexican manuscript in the collection of the British Museum

This study investigates the Map of Metlatoyuca, a Mexican pictorial manuscript of early Colonial time, in the collection of the Brittish Museum. The map, which is painted on cloth, demonstrates a road and river system, place signs and genealogical records. The historical and geographical content is studied and compared with available iconographic and written historical sources. Using these ancient sources and analysing the pictograms of the place signs, the region represented on the map is identified as being located in the far northern part of the state of Puebla adjacent to Vera Cruz and Hidalgo. This assessment is confirmed by redrawing the ancient map utilising modern standards of cartography.