COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
35598
accession_no
35598
Accession number
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Record number:
35598-1
record_number
35598-1
Record number
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JCB call number:
D736 S172m
jcb_call_no
D736 S172m
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Vitzliputsli
image_title
Vitzliputsli
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Gul. Stephens
creator1
Gul. Stephens
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
sculp.
creator1_role
sculp.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[J. Roberts]
image_publisher
[J. Roberts]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1736]
image_date
[1736]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; vol. 28, following p. 136
image_function
plate; vol. 28, following p. 136
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
16.4 cm.
image_dimensions_height
16.4 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
10.4 cm.
image_dimensions_width
10.4 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
21.3 cm.
page_dimensions_height
21.3 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
13.1 cm.
page_dimensions_width
13.1 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
Nahuatl
languages
Nahuatl
Languages
false
Description:
A statue of Huitzilopochtli, holding a serpent or rattlesnake in one hand and a shield and four arrows in the other, sits on a litter and wears a hummingbird mask or helmet with feathered crown.
description
A statue of Huitzilopochtli, holding a serpent or rattlesnake in one hand and a shield and four arrows in the other, sits on a litter and wears a hummingbird mask or helmet with feathered crown.
Description
false
Source creator:
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767
source_creator
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Modern history: or, The present state of all nations ... Vol. XXVIII. Being the first volume of America ...
source_title
Modern history: or, The present state of all nations ... Vol. XXVIII. Being the first volume of America ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for the Author: And sold by J. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane; and the Booksellers in Town and Country
source_publisher
Printed for the Author: And sold by J. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane; and the Booksellers in Town and Country
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCXXXVI [1736]
source_date
MDCCXXXVI [1736]
Source date
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notes:
Huitzilopochtli, whose name means "Blue hummingbird on the left," was the Aztec god of the sun and war. The turquoise or fire serpent (xiuhcoatl) was his mystical weapon. The engraver is perhaps William Stephens.
notes
Huitzilopochtli, whose name means "Blue hummingbird on the left," was the Aztec god of the sun and war. The turquoise or fire serpent (xiuhcoatl) was his mystical weapon. The engraver is perhaps William Stephens.
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Aztecs--Religion
subject_heads
Aztecs--Religion
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies
subject_heads
Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies
Subject headings
false