Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Title page]
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Accession number:
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15335
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Record number:
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15335-1
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JCB call number:
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J522 N543z [F]
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Image title:
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[Title page]
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Place image published:
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[Augsburg?]
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Image date:
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[1522?]
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Image function:
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title page
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Technique:
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woodcut
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Image dimension height:
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12.1 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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12 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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19.4 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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14.2 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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German
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Description:
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Scene of worship and human sacrifice. At right, two men and two women stand with a spirit or demon. At bottom, a ship with the banner of the Spanish crown and armed men approaches a city. Built environment includes dwellings, temple, altar, idol, and boats.
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Source Title:
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Newe Zeittung. Von dem Lande. Das die Sponier funden haben ym 1521. iare genant Jucatan ...
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Source place of publication:
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[Augsburg?]
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Source date:
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[1522?]
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notes:
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The artist has interpreted written accounts of Hernán Cortés' discoveries in the Yucatan and Mexico, giving his depiction a medieval European appearance.
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Time Period:
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1492-1600
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References:
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Wagner, H.R. "Three accounts of the expedition of Fernando Cortes, printed in Germany," Hispanic American Historical Review, May 1929; John Carter Brown Library, Annual Report, 1929. p. 8-9
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1929.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Mexico--History--Conquest, 1517-1540
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