Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Native Americans dance in large hall]
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Accession number:
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08984
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Record number:
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08984-61
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JCB call number:
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F706 A111n
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Image title:
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[Native Americans dance in large hall]
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Place image published:
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[Leiden]
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Image publisher:
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[Pieter van der Aa]
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Image date:
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[1707]
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; vol. 9, [part 2], following p. 100
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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13.3 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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18.1 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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17.3 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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21.8 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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Description:
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Native Americans observed by Europeans dance and celebrate in an immense hall. Includes feathered headdresses and ornaments such as breastplates. Also includes chandelier, musical instruments such as horns, flute, and drum.
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Source Title:
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Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën ... zedert het jaar 1519 tot 1521
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Source place of publication:
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In het ligt gegeven te Leyden [Leiden]
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Source publisher:
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Door Pieter Vander Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koor-steeg, in Plato.
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Source date:
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1707
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notes:
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Text discusses the court of the Aztecs in Mexico. This image follows the special title page for Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Vier verscheyde reys-togten ... , Leiden, 1706; these illustrations are from a part which describes Ayllon's voyage from Hispaniola to Chicora, present-day South Carolina, and Mexico. This collection of voyages consists of 127 parts, each having a special title page, separate pagination, and register. The voyages covering the period from 1246 to 1696 are arranged chronologically.
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Time Period:
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1701-1750
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1849.
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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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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Aztecs--Religion
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Subject headings:
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Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies
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