COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
07324b
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07324b
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Record number:
07324b-3
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07324b-3
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JCB call number:
B725 H564g
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B725 H564g
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Image title:
The Great Temple of Mexico
image_title
The Great Temple of Mexico
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Place image published:
[London]
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[London]
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false
Image publisher:
[Jeremiah Batley]
image_publisher
[Jeremiah Batley]
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false
Image date:
[1725]
image_date
[1725]
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Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 2, following p. 372
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 2, following p. 372
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Technique:
engraving
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
16.3 cm. (platemark)
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16.3 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
21.5 cm. (platemark)
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21.5 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
19.2 cm.
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19.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
23.3 cm.
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23.3 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
English
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English
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Description:
Bird's-eye view of the main temple [the Templo mayor] of Tenochtitlán or present-day Mexico City. The temple is encircled by a wall with serpents or snakes carved on it, and there are two sanctuaries on the top before which two priests stand. Includes view of the settlement with dwellings and fortifications, as well as a view of the lake beyond it.
description
Bird's-eye view of the main temple [the Templo mayor] of Tenochtitlán or present-day Mexico City. The temple is encircled by a wall with serpents or snakes carved on it, and there are two sanctuaries on the top before which two priests stand. Includes view of the settlement with dwellings and fortifications, as well as a view of the lake beyond it.
Description
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Source creator:
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625
source_creator
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625
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false
Source Title:
[Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos. English] The general history of the vast continent and islands of America, commonly call'd the West-Indies ... Vol. II
source_title
[Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos. English] The general history of the vast continent and islands of America, commonly call'd the West-Indies ... Vol. II
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Source place of publication:
London
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London
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Source publisher:
Printed for Jer. Batley at the Dove in Pater-noster-row
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Printed for Jer. Batley at the Dove in Pater-noster-row
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false
Source date:
M.DCC.XXV. [1725]
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M.DCC.XXV. [1725]
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notes:
The great temple at Tenochtitlan was surmounted by two sanctuaries--the one on the left dedicated to Tlaloc, the one on the right to Huitzilopochtli. 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. Tlaloc, the god of rain and agriculture, was of pre-Aztec, or Toltec, origin. A coatepantli or wall made of sculpted serpents often surrounds Aztec temples. The tzompantli would hold the skulls of sacrificial victims. This image is similar to the one printed in Antonio de Solís, Histoire de la conquête du Mexique, Paris, 1691.
notes
The great temple at Tenochtitlan was surmounted by two sanctuaries--the one on the left dedicated to Tlaloc, the one on the right to Huitzilopochtli. 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. Tlaloc, the god of rain and agriculture, was of pre-Aztec, or Toltec, origin. A coatepantli or wall made of sculpted serpents often surrounds Aztec temples. The tzompantli would hold the skulls of sacrificial victims. This image is similar to the one printed in Antonio de Solís, Histoire de la conquête du Mexique, Paris, 1691.
notes
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Time Period:
1701-1750
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1701-1750
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Provenance/Donor:
Acquired circa 1916.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired circa 1916.
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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
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geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
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false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
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Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Aztec architecture
subject_heads
Aztec architecture
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Aztecs--Religion
subject_heads
Aztecs--Religion
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Mexico City (Mexico)--Description and travel
subject_heads
Mexico City (Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject headings
false