"Vista del Cerro Xochicalco"

Translated Title:

"View of Xochicalco HIll"

Creator / Contributor:

Unidentified / No identificado (artist / artista)

Date Created / Date Issued:

circa 1804

Place Name:

Mexico , Mexico--Morelos--Xochicalco , Mexico--Morelos--Cuernavaca , and Mexico--Morelos--Miacatlán

Description:

"Figure 1. View of Xochicalco HIll walking from Cuernavaca to Miucatlan [Legend:] a. Camino Real b. Path they call from below c. Way up dd. Walls supporting the embankments ee. f. Moctezuma Hill g. wall supports an embankment. Figure 2. Perspective view of Xochicalco Hill. [Legend:] aa. Handmade terrace bb. The castle cc. Walls supporting the embankments dd. ee. moat that surrounds the hill". —— "Figura 1. Vista del Cerro Xochicalco caminando de Cuernavaca a Miucatlan [Leyenda:] a. Camino Real b. Camino que llaman de abajo c. Camino de arriba dd. Muros que sostienen los terraplenes ee. f. Cerro Moctezuma g. muro sostiene un terraplén. Figura 2. Vista en perspectiva del Cerro Xochicalco. [Leyenda:] aa. Terraza hecha a mano bb. El castillo cc. Paredes que sostienen los terraplenes dd. ee. foso que rodea el cerro".

Topic:

Archaeology , Arqueología , Aztecs--Religion , Aztecas--Religión , Architecture , Architecture , Aztecs--Antiquities , and Aztecas--Antigüedades

Time Period Covered:

16th Century / Siglo XVI (1500-1599) , 17th Century / Siglo XVII (1600-1699) , and 18th Century / Siglo XVIII (1700-1799)

Language:

Spanish / Español

Type:

Still image / Imagen fija

Extent:

2 engravings / grabados

General Note:

Part of: / Parte de: "Tablas estaticas [sic] del Reyno de Nueva España. October 25, 1804."

Source Collection Identifier:

G311

Source Collection Name:

Genaro García Manuscripts Collection

Owning Repository:

Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin

Rights:

Public Domain / Dominio Público (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

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