“MUTECZUMA Rex ullimus Mexicanorum.” from De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld by Arnoldus Montanus. Amsterdam, 1671. (Image: 11 ½ x 7’’)
Original copper-plate engraving from “the first encyclopedia of the Americas” (Schwartz & Ehrenberg, The Mapping of America, p.118).
This dramatic and famous engraving depicts Muteczuma (current spelling Montezuma - born 1466 - died c. June 30, 1520) or Tenochtitlán, near modern Mexico City.
Ninth Aztec emperor of Mexico, famous for his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
The views from this important series served as an illustrated compendium of the discoveries, conquests, and settlements in the New World. (Reference: Deák, Picturing America, #50-51).
Shipped unmatted
