Imagine you are an eighteenth-century person buying a gift for a friend who collects casta paintings and believes they provide accurate information about the world. Which book would your friend enjoy the most?

The viable book to be gifted would be 1785 edition of Collected Casta Paintings

Explanation:

In 1785, there was a commissioned collection for Casta artwork and many articles were commissioned for the study of the art form too.

It has been developed throughout the centuries in Mexico as a mix between native influences and the Spanish influence that came from across the sea and people from  both Native, mixed and foreign descent are responsible for the production of these artworks that gained popularity in the 18th century.

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