While maps are unquestionably one of the most important elements in traveling and tourism, the actual science and artistry behind their creation are often ignored. Mexico City’s National Museum of Cartography aims to remedy this and has the location to do so. The former Convent of San José was built in 1686 to serve what was then the town of Tacubaya in the city’s periphery. It would serve that function until the 19th-century. Due to a history of conflict in the following decades, the building would fall into ownership of…
