1891 Perron map ZIHUATANEJO, GUERRERO, MEXICO (#27)

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1891 Perron map ZIHUATANEJO, GUERRERO, MEXICO (#27)
Nice small map titled
Port de Siguantaneo,
from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring. Overall size approx. 22 x 16 cm, image size approx. 14 x 11 cm. From
La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes
, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Cartographer is Charles Perron.
Zihuatanejo
Zihuatanejo (Spanish pronunciation: [siwataˈnexo]), or Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, is  the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It was anciently known  by English mariners as Chequetan or Seguataneo. Politically the city belongs to  the municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta in the western part of Guerrero, but  both are commonly referred to as Zihuatanejo. It is on the Pacific Coast, about  240 km (150 miles) northwest of Acapulco, and belongs to a section of the  Mexican Pacific Coast known as the Costa Grande. This town has been developed as  a tourist attraction along with the modern tourist resort of Ixtapa, 5 km (3.1  mi) away. However, Zihuatanejo has kept its traditional town feel. The town is  located on a well-protected bay which is popular with private boat owners during  the winter months.
There are two possible origins for the name Zihuatanejo. One origin might be  from the Purépecha language meaning "water of the yellow mountain"; another  possible origin might be from Nahuatl (Cihuacan) meaning "place of women."  Cihuacan, or "place of women", refers to the western paradise of the Nahuatl  universe, the home of the "goddess women". According to tradition, these women  arose in the afternoon to lead the sun at dusk to the realm of the dead,  Mictlan, to give a dim light to the dead. "De Azueta" is in honor of José  Azueta, who died fighting a U.S. incursion into the country in Veracruz in 1914.
Zihuatanejo spent most of its history until recently as a sleepy fishing  village. The federal government's decision to develop the nearby resort in the  1970s has had major implications for both the city and municipality of  Zihuatanejo. The area is now the third most-visited area in Mexico, after Cancún  and Puerto Vallarta, and the most popular for sports fishermen. Zihuatanejo's  population jumped from 6,887 to 37,328 by the early 1990s. Recently, a new  highway called the "Maxipista Siglo XXI" was built to connect Zihuatanejo with  Morelia, cutting the travel time from Mexico City to about six hours.