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Map of Laguna De Peten, Guatemala. 1923 Album caption: The first European to enter this area was Hernando Cortez while on his march from Vera Cruz, Mexico to the Gulf of Honduras. The conquest of the Maya Indians began in Yucatan in 1526 by Francisco de Montejo and completed in 1697 by Martin de Ursua with the capture of the island captial Tayasal (Flores). This topographic map was prepared especially to determine the location of the capital and the shoreline of the lake as it existed at the time of the conquest. Guatemala. 1923. No index card. Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Guatemala, Kilmartin, J.O. Collection, photo print