COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
02318
accession_no
02318
Accession number
false
Record number:
02318-10
record_number
02318-10
Record number
false
JCB call number:
B737 G216h / 1-SIZE
jcb_call_no
B737 G216h / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Viracocha]
image_title
[Viracocha]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Amsterdam]
place_image_published
[Amsterdam]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Jean Frederic Bernard]
image_publisher
[Jean Frederic Bernard]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1737]
image_date
[1737]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; vol. 1, following p. 274
image_function
plate; vol. 1, following p. 274
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
19.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
19.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
14 cm.
image_dimensions_width
14 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
27.9 cm.
page_dimensions_height
27.9 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
22.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
22.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Native American Inca ruler or king holding two spears and wearing earrings.
description
Native American Inca ruler or king holding two spears and wearing earrings.
Description
false
Source creator:
Vega, Garcilaso de la, 1539-1616
source_creator
Vega, Garcilaso de la, 1539-1616
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Histoire des Yncas rois du Perou, Depuis le premier Ynca Manco Capac ... jusqu'a Atahualpa dernier Ynca: ... Tome Premier
source_title
Histoire des Yncas rois du Perou, Depuis le premier Ynca Manco Capac ... jusqu'a Atahualpa dernier Ynca: ... Tome Premier
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
A Amsterdam
source_place_of_publication
A Amsterdam
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Chez Jean Frederic Bernard
source_publisher
Chez Jean Frederic Bernard
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCXXXVII [1737]
source_date
MDCCXXXVII [1737]
Source date
false
notes:
Viracocha, according to Inca beliefs, was the creator of the world and was often shown with a stave in each hand. He also created the eight brethren to rule the world, two of whom, Manco Capac and Mama Ocello, founded the Inca civilization. An Inca ruler was named Viracocha, as well. This image is derived from the title page of Garsilasso de la Vega, Le commentaire royal, ov L'histoire des Yncas, Paris, 1633.
notes
Viracocha, according to Inca beliefs, was the creator of the world and was often shown with a stave in each hand. He also created the eight brethren to rule the world, two of whom, Manco Capac and Mama Ocello, founded the Inca civilization. An Inca ruler was named Viracocha, as well. This image is derived from the title page of Garsilasso de la Vega, Le commentaire royal, ov L'histoire des Yncas, Paris, 1633.
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Visual categories:
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
visual_categories
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
Visual categories
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1851.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1851.
Provenance/Donor
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:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of South America--Religion
subject_heads
Indians of South America--Religion
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Incas--Religion
subject_heads
Incas--Religion
Subject headings
false