ally accurate map
of Yucatan. This map bears many place names, among them the Yzaes and
the Cocomes.
7. About 1714 Henry Popple, the great London map maker, made an
excellent map of the region. On it Lake Peten is rightly located. There
can be but little doubt that Popple derived his information from the
English in British Honduras. Through them he probably learned of the
conquest of the Itzas. It is not impossible, of course, that he was
also acquainted with the writings of Cogolludo and Villagutierre, but
that does not seem very likely. From that time onward the Itzas have
appeared regularly on the maps of that region.
APPENDIX IV
ITINERARY OF AVENDANO, TOGETHER WITH
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
(See Plate VI)
First Trip June to September, 1695
June 3, 1695 Left MERIDA.
June 11 CANICH, CAUICH, BOLENCHEN, BOLONCHEN CAUICH, OR
BOLONCHENTICUL, CAVICH.
This name has several variations. It may be that each
one means a slightly different locality; but in one form
or another it is found on Bianconi-Mexico, Costello,
Malte-Brun, Lopez, and Charnay's maps.
HOBONMO, HOBON-OX.
Two towns, respectively two and three leagues from
Cauich.
CHUNZALAM.
Two leagues from Hobon-ox.
VECANXAN.
One league from Chunzalam.
NOHHALAL.
Three-fourths of a league from Vecanxan.
June 12-13 SUCTE, SAN SALVADOR DE.
Six to eight leagues from Cauich. On Lopez' map.
NOKHU OR NOHCU.
Four very long leagues from Sucte. On Lopez' map.
June 14-18 NOHBECAN OR NOHVECAN.
Four (?) leagues from Nohku. On Malte-Brun, Lopez,
Costello, Charnay, and Avendano's maps.
OPPOL OR TOPOL.
Four leagues from Nohbecan. On Lopez, Aven, and
Bianconi-Mexico maps.
July 8-24 TZUCTHOK, SUCTOK, TZUCTHOK, ETC., OR SAN FELIPE.
On Costello, Malte-Brun, Lopez, Bellin, Brion de la
Tour, and Bianconi-Mexico maps.
CHUNPICH OR PAYBONO (?) AMONG CEHACHES.
Possibly at or near the Paybono or Botab of Lopez.
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