AN UNSURPASSED PORTRAIT OF REPUBLIC OF MEXICO

The folio Atlas with brilliant plates depicting natives, customs and the architecture of Mexico must be regarded as one of the most beautiful books ever published about a Western Hemisphere county. German born Nebel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Nebel travelled to Mexico from 1829 to 1934. So impressive are these prints they are frequently produced to illustrate California rancho era (Except that was beneath the image)