COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images mediaCollectionId JCB~1~1 JCB Archive of Early American Images Collection true
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Accession number:
07324c accession_no 07324c Accession number false
Record number:
07324c-1 record_number 07324c-1 Record number false
JCB call number:
B725 H564g jcb_call_no B725 H564g JCB call number false
Image title:
1 The Mexicans on their March to seek a Place to settle. 2. the Silver water. 3. The Tuna Tree with the Eagle ... image_title 1 The Mexicans on their March to seek a Place to settle. 2. the Silver water. 3. The Tuna Tree with the Eagle ... Image title false
Place image published:
[London] place_image_published [London] Place image published false
Image publisher:
[Jeremiah Batley] image_publisher [Jeremiah Batley] Image publisher false
Image date:
[1726] image_date [1726] Image date false
Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 3, following p. 190 image_function fold-out plate; vol. 3, following p. 190 Image function false
Technique:
engraving technique engraving Technique false
Image dimension height:
15.9 cm. (platemark) image_dimensions_height 15.9 cm. (platemark) Image dimension height false
Image dimension width:
19.3 cm. (platemark) image_dimensions_width 19.3 cm. (platemark) Image dimension width false
Page dimension height:
19.1 cm. page_dimensions_height 19.1 cm. Page dimension height false
Page dimension width:
22.4 cm. page_dimensions_width 22.4 cm. Page dimension width false
Materials medium:
ink materials_medium ink Materials medium false
Materials support:
paper materials_support paper Materials support false
Languages:
English languages English Languages false
Description:
Founding of Tenochtitlán or Mexico City. An eagle devours a bird while perched on a tree beside a river. Native Mexicans bow down before the eagle. Other men pole floating gardens on a raft down the river. The raft contains maize, squash, birds, and flowers. Others carry an idol to the riverbank and build a dwelling. description Founding of Tenochtitlán or Mexico City. An eagle devours a bird while perched on a tree beside a river. Native Mexicans bow down before the eagle. Other men pole floating gardens on a raft down the river. The raft contains maize, squash, birds, and flowers. Others carry an idol to the riverbank and build a dwelling. Description false
Source creator:
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625 source_creator Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625 Source creator 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. III 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. III Source Title false
Source place of publication:
London source_place_of_publication London Source place of publication false
Source publisher:
Printed for Jer. Batley at the Dove in Pater-noster-row source_publisher Printed for Jer. Batley at the Dove in Pater-noster-row Source publisher false
Source date:
M.DCC.XXVI. [1726] source_date M.DCC.XXVI. [1726] Source date false
notes:
Text describes the founding of Tenochtitlán. The Aztecs or Mexica, guided by the prophecies of Huitzilopochtli (the god of the sun and war), ended their migration by building Tenochtitlán, on an island in a lake where an eagle held a snake perched on a flowering nopal cactus. The Aztecs created artificial islands called chinampas which were made by piling earth from the bottom of Lake Texcoco onto rafts made of weeds. After a while, the roots of the plants and trees grew down to the lake bottom, creating new farmland. This image was derived from Theodor de Bry's America. Pt. 9, 3rd part, plate 12. notes Text describes the founding of Tenochtitlán. The Aztecs or Mexica, guided by the prophecies of Huitzilopochtli (the god of the sun and war), ended their migration by building Tenochtitlán, on an island in a lake where an eagle held a snake perched on a flowering nopal cactus. The Aztecs created artificial islands called chinampas which were made by piling earth from the bottom of Lake Texcoco onto rafts made of weeds. After a while, the roots of the plants and trees grew down to the lake bottom, creating new farmland. This image was derived from Theodor de Bry's America. Pt. 9, 3rd part, plate 12. notes false
Time Period:
1701-1750 time_period 1701-1750 Time Period false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired circa 1916. provenance_or_donor Acquired circa 1916. 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:
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:
Aztec mythology subject_heads Aztec mythology Subject headings false
Subject headings:
Mexico City (Mexico)--History--To 1519 subject_heads Mexico City (Mexico)--History--To 1519 Subject headings false

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