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The figures of serpents, of tigers, and of other destructive animals decorated their temples.

By the Account Gemelli *gives us of the Mexican Pyramids at Teotiguacan, (which in that Language signifies a Place of Gods, or of Adoration) they, like the Egyptian, were erected both for the Sepulchres, and the Worship of their Gods.

And Gemelli Careri relates, that when he was at Mexico, in the Year 1698, being carried to the Village of Teotiguacan, which signifies a Place of Gods, about a Day’s Journey from that City, to see some Indian Antiquities; he found two Pyramids of…

In the first place, the Spaniards, under presence of Zeal for destroying the Temples and Idols of the Mexicans, but, in reality, that none of the Gold and Silver, and other Treasures of the Mexicans might be concealed from them, pull’d down and…

The figures of serpents, of tigers, and of other destructive animals decorated their temples.

Thus they distinguished their several Idols, and what they were Guardians of, by different Devices of Painting or carv’d Work, and their Temples were as august and costly as any in the World.

About two in the afternoon there was a little earthquake, the noise being heard from the mountains, would have given the people time to save themselves, tho' it had been violent. These earthquakes are so frequent at Acapulco, that the people are…

And how they did crave and engrave, paint and build, remains very much a Secret to us.

The figures of serpents, of tigers, and of other destructive animals decorated their temples.

Churches and convents are magnificent and richly adorned; and on high festivals, the display of gold and silver, and precious stones, is such as exceed the conception of an European.

“a square Mount of Earth and Stone, fifty Fathom long every Way, built upwards like to a Pyramid of Egypt, saving that the Top was not sharp, but plain and flat, and then Fathom square. Upon the West Side were Steps up to the Top; ” they were on the…

And Gemelli Careri relates, that when he was at Mexico, in the Year 1698, being carried to the Village of Teotiguacan, which signifies a Place of Gods, about a Day’s Journey from that City, to see some Indian Antiquities; he found two Pyramids of…

That within the Pyramid were several Vaults, where the Kings had been buried; for which reason the Road it was called Micaotli, or the Highway of the Dead; and about it were several little Mounts, or Tumuli, supposed to be the Burying-places of their…

According to their Traditions, these Pyramids were built by the Ulmeco’s, a People which came by the Sea from the East; which gave some Europeans reason to conjecture, they were Colonies of the Egyptians and Carthaginians, who sometimes joined their…

The Temples were mostly built of Clay, like the Egyptian Pyramids, with Stairs to ascend them.

And Gemelli Careri relates, that when he was at Mexico, in the Year 1698, being carried to the Village of Teotiguacan, which signifies a Place of Gods, about a Day’s Journey from that City, to see some Indian Antiquities; he found two Pyramids of…

And Gemelli Careri relates, that when he was at Mexico, in the Year 1698, being carried to the Village of Teotiguacan, which signifies a Place of Gods, about a Day’s Journey from that City, to see some Indian Antiquities; he found two Pyramids of…

That the two Sides of the Pyramid of the Moon were two hundred Spanish Yards in Length each, and the other two an hundred fifty Spanish Yards in Length

And how they did crave and engrave, paint and build, remains very much a Secret to us.

Churches and convents are magnificent and richly adorned; and on high festivals, the display of gold and silver, and precious stones, is such as exceed the conception of an European.

The Palace of the Marquis de Valle, the Successor of the celebrated Cortez who conquered Mexico, is built on the Ground where one of the Palaces of the Emperor Montezuma stood, and admir’d for its Dimensions and Structure.

Herrera informs us, That in Ferdinand Cortez’s Palace in Mexico, there were seven thousand Beams of Cedar

Churches and convents are magnificent and richly adorned; and on high festivals, the display of gold and silver, and precious stones, is such as exceed the conception of an European.

After the conquest of Mexico, a church was founded on the cite of this temple, and dedicated to Nuestra Senora de los Remedios, and thither many ladies and inhabitants of Mexico go in procession, and to pay the nine days devotions.

it will be a matter of singular surprise to behold one of the most dreary rocks, embellished with an agreeable villa, where the mines of Mexico have been lavished to effect the alteration. Such is the royal feat of St. Ildefonso; for in few parts of…

This famous city stands on a lake of its own name, on the east side of a valley, at the foot of a ridge of hills; and is only to be approached by five causes: but has no gates, walls, or artillery. It is one of the most regularly built cities in the…

Ce simulacre, couronné de sept étoiles, designant les planetes, répond a la théogonie des anciens Peuples d´Assyrie, de Chaldée, de l´Egypte, & de l´Ethiopie; à celle de l´ancienne Grèce & des Peuples du Mexique , enfin à celle des Sabins…

Dans le nombre de colonnes qui étoient isolées, & dont l´usage, selon Pline, est de toute antiquité, la plupart étoit couronnées par des pommes de pin ou des pommes de grenade; les unes portoient des globes ou des hémisphères, comme celles que…

The Mexicans were, in many instances, far advanced in the arts when their empire was overthrown by Cortez. Several of their public buildings were executed with taste and magnificence, the ornaments of their temples were splendid, and their gold…

The floors were covered with mats, the walls with cotton hangings, interwoven with furs of rabbits; and the innermost rooms were adorned with a kind of tapestry made of feathers: the roofs were cypress, cedar and other odoriferous woods, ornamented…

In the first place, the Spaniards, under presence of Zeal for destroying the Temples and Idols of the Mexicans, but, in reality, that none of the Gold and Silver, and other Treasures of the Mexicans might be concealed from them, pull’d down and…

What is most remarkable besides in Mexico, is the vast spacious Market-Place, or Square in the middle of the Town; on one Side whereof runs a Cloyster, under which are some of the richest Shops in the World; and on the other, stands the magnificent…

and without any manner of Iron Tool, hew’d out vast Pillars and Slabs of Marble out of the Rock, and polish’d them, as they did several precious Stones and Jewels.

and without any manner of Iron Tool, hew’d out vast Pillars and Slabs of Marble out of the Rock, and polish’d them, as they did several precious Stones and Jewels.

Father Cairo informs us, that the natives are tolerably well shaped, and very ingenious, that they live without houses, or any shelter but trees in the summer, and caves in the winter

Father Cairo informs us, that the natives are tolerably well shaped, and very ingenious, that they live without houses, or any shelter but trees in the summer, and caves in the winter

Churches and convents are magnificent and richly adorned; and on high festivals, the display of gold and silver, and precious stones, is such as exceed the conception of an European.

Cortes now proposed to Fra. Bartholome to apply to Montezuma for permission to construct our church here, to which the father for the present objected, thinking it ill-timed. Cortes then addressing himself to Montezuma, requested that he would do him…

The Mexican Temples, at the Arrival of the Spaniards, were eight at Mexico, of equal Grandeur and Magnificence, built much alike, except that of Vitzliputzly, which excelled all the others in Bigness…

We only know, that there were magnificent Buildings, Images, Pictures, Vessels, and Utensils of Gold, Silver, Earth and Wood; but how they form’d them without the help of Iron Tools is, in a great measure, a Mystery to us.

and without any manner of Iron Tool, hew’d out vast Pillars and Slabs of Marble out of the Rock, and polish’d them, as they did several precious Stones and Jewels.

[…] which is nothing in comparison to a Church built on the Foot of that Mountain, very magnificent, adorned with Lamps, Images, and Candlesticks of Gold and Silver; besides vast Quantities of Pearls, Emeralds, and other precious Stones. This Church…

And how they did crave and engrave, paint and build, remains very much a Secret to us.

We find also, that they built great Towns, remov’d Stones of prodigious Size, from Place to Place; and yet had no Horses, Oxen, or other Cattle of Draught, but all the Carriages were drawn by Men

They had no Vessels upon the water in their Seas, Lakes or Rivers, but Canoes or Periagoes, which only differ in the Dimensions. They are both of them made out of the body of a Tree, and carry from three Men to Threescore. They first hew’d one Side…

We only know, that there were magnificent Buildings, Images, Pictures, Vessels, and Utensils of Gold, Silver, Earth and Wood; but how they form’d them without the help of Iron Tools is, in a great measure, a Mystery to us.

and, tho’ I don’t suppose they excelled, or even equalled the Europeans in Building, Craving, or Painting; yet it shows a vast genius and uncommon Application, that they were able, in such Circumstances, and with no better Instruments, to perform any…

Herrera informs us, That in Ferdinand Cortez’s Palace in Mexico, there were seven thousand Beams of Cedar

Churches and convents are magnificent and richly adorned; and on high festivals, the display of gold and silver, and precious stones, is such as exceed the conception of an European.

And how they did crave and engrave, paint and build, remains very much a Secret to us.
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