Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Motezuma slain by a Stone flung at him by the Mexicans as he stood upon the Wall of the Spanish Quarters.
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Accession number:
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06-222
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Record number:
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06-222-7
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JCB call number:
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D760 W927d
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Image title:
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Motezuma slain by a Stone flung at him by the Mexicans as he stood upon the Wall of the Spanish Quarters.
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[J. Newbery]
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Image date:
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1761
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Image function:
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plate; vol. 2, following p. 172
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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9.5 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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6.1 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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13.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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7.5 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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A native American [Moctezuma or Montezuma?] lies on the ground holding an arrow. Other native Americans shoot arrows and throw stones at Spanish soldiers and native Americans at the top of a fortification. Includes feathered headdresses and clothing, bows and arrows, shields, and spears.
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Source Title:
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The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. ... vol. II.
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-Yard
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Source date:
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1761
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notes:
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While the Spaniards held Moctezuma [Montezuma] prisoner, the other Mexicans chose another leader and determined to drive the Spanish out of Mexico. Cortés asked Moctezuma to speak to the Mexican nobles leading the attack, but as he was doing so, the Mexicans threw stones at him. One stone hit him on the temple and proved mortal.Volume two contains an account of the conquest of Mexico by Hernán Cortés.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Former collection William Holbech; acquired as a gift from the estate of Frederick Lippitt.
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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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Indians of Mexico--Kings and rulers--Death and burial
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Subject headings:
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Montezuma II, Emperor of Mexico, ca. 1480-1520
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Subject headings:
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Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540
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