Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: A View of the Pyramid of Cholula, near Mexico.
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Accession number:
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90-137
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Record number:
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90-137-3
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JCB call number:
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J814 H919r
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Image title:
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A View of the Pyramid of Cholula, near Mexico.
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, J. Murray & H. Colburn]
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Image date:
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[1814]
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Image function:
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plate 4; vol.1, following p. 80
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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10.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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18.8 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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21.6 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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12.5 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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English
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Description:
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View of the pyramid at Cholula with a church on its summit.
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Source creator:
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Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
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Source Title:
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[Vues des Cordillères et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique. English] Researches, concerning the institutions & monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America ... Vol. I
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, J. Murray & H. Colburn
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Source date:
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1814
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notes:
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Cholula, an Aztec [or Toltec] city devoted to the worship of Quetzalcoatl, is in present-day Pueblo, Mexico. Many of the pre-Columbian temples and pyramids were destroyed to build churches. The church of Nuestra Senora de los Remedios was built on the largest pyramid, the pyramid of Tipanipa. In the distance is the volcano of Orizaba or Popocatepetl. Image placed horizontally on page.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1990.
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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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geographic area:
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Spanish America
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Indian architecture--Mexico
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Subject headings:
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Indians of Mexico--Antiquities
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