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FERNAND CORTEZ ou la conquête du Mexique.

Indigenous laborers; Aztec ruins;Biblio.com

Mexico Stereoview Archive Documenting Indigenous Labor Colonial Architecture and National Landscapes circa 1900

1900221191900. Archive of 15 stereoview photographs of Mexico published by the Keystone View Company around the turn of the twentieth century documenting Mexican urban architecture Indigenous labor archaeological sites and monumental landscapes during a period of modernization and expanding foreign visual interest in the country. Produced for the international stereograph market the images present Mexico through interconnected views of colonial civic grandeur rural labor systems and Indigenous historical sites reflecting contemporary American and European fascination with both modernization and ethnographic spectacle in Latin America. The archive documents visual and commercial systems of early photographic tourism and ethnographic representation through stereographic imagery printed captions and descriptive texts revealing how Mexico was interpreted and circulated to foreign audiences through mass-produced educational photography. At the same time the photographs preserve valuable visual evidence of everyday labor urban space transportation and architecture during the late Porfirian period.<br /> <br /> Archive consists of 15 original stereoview photographs measuring approximately 3.5 x 7 inches primarily silver gelatin prints mounted on curved gray or tan cardstock with printed captions and descriptive text on versos. Subjects include monumental architecture archaeological ruins agricultural labor transportation scenes and volcanic landscapes across Mexico. Several stereographs depict the historic center of Mexico City including views of the Metropolitan Cathedral with its twin bell towers and baroque façade the National Palace and distant perspectives of Chapultepec Castle framed by broad boulevards and landscaped public space. Rural and labor scenes include Indigenous and mestizo workers harvesting maguey plants for pulque production mule teams transporting water and figures posed beside adobe structures in village environments. One stereograph presents the terraces and volcanic slopes of Popocatépetl emphasizing the dramatic topography associated with Mexico's central highlands. Another depicts the pyramid complex at Cholula surmounted by a Catholic church accompanied by printed Keystone commentary interpreting the site as evidence of Christian conquest over Indigenous religion. The versos retain substantial printed explanatory text characteristic of Keystone educational stereographs combining geographic description historical narrative and ethnographic framing for consumers of stereoscopic travel imagery.<br /> <br /> The archive reflects the growing role of stereography in shaping international perceptions of Mexico during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when photographic publishers marketed immersive visual experiences of foreign landscapes and cultures to middle-class audiences in the United States and Europe. Keystone's stereographs frequently combined documentary photography with interpretive narratives emphasizing archaeology modernization colonial history and rural labor contributing to broader visual constructions of Latin America during the Porfirian era. Particularly notable are the images juxtaposing Indigenous life Catholic architecture and pre-Columbian ruins which reveal contemporary tensions between modernization nationalism and colonial historical memory in visual culture. Minor expected wear and occasional toning to mounts; photographs generally sharp and well preserved with captions and versos legible throughout. Overall very good condition. A visually rich archive of early stereographic photography documenting Mexico's landscapes architecture and social life at the turn of the twentieth century. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis450,00 $US≈ 380,75 €

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FERNAND CORTEZ ou la conquête du Mexique.

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FERNAND CORTEZ ou la conquête du Mexique.

HISTOIRE DE L'AMERIQUE. Traduction de J-B Suard et Morellet. Nouvelle édition avec des notes de MM de Humboldt, Bulloch Warden, Clavigero, Jefferson etc recueillies par M de la Roquette.

Das Prachtstück altmexikanischer Federarbeit aus der Zeit Montezuma's im Wiener Museum.

MEMOIR OF AN EVENTFUL EXPEDITION IN CENTRAL AMERICA; RESULTING IN THE DISCOVERY OF THE IDOLATROUS CITY OF IXIMAYA IN AN UNEXPLORED REGION; AND THE POSSESSION OF TWO REMARKABLE AZTEC CHILDREN.

Nombres figurados de los dias del mes (Litografia in color)

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Mexico Stereoview Archive Documenting Indigenous Labor Colonial Architecture and National Landscapes circa 1900

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