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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
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08792
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Record number:
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08792-1
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JCB call number:
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D704 C563c vol. 4 /1-SIZE
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Image title:
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Seculo Mexicano
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Creator 1:
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Gemelli
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[for Awnsham and John Churchill]
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Image date:
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[1704]
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; following p. 518
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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26.6 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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25.9 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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31.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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36.1 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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Languages:
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Latin,Nahuatl
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Description:
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Circular Mexican or Aztec calendar surrounded by a snake.
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Source Title:
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A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts. ...
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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 Awnsham and John Churchill at the Black Swan in Pater-noster-Row.
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Source date:
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MDCCIV [1704]
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notes:
Artist is probably H. Gemelli (British, 18th cent.).
Text explains Mexican method of organizing time. Calendar includes symbols for the four divisions of time (that also represent the four cardinal directions), the symbols for the eighteen months, and the phases of the moon.
This edition was compiled by Awnsham and John Churchill.
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Time Period:
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1701-1750
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
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Subject headings:
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Aztec calendar
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1870.
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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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Commentary:
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Add a comment
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Image ID:
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1380006
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Resolution Size:
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6
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Format:
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SID
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Media Type:
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Image
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File Name:
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01386006.sid
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Width:
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5005
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Height:
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4935
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