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Historia natural y moral de las Indias en que se tratan las cosas notables del cielo, y elementos, metales, plantas, y animales dellas : y los ritos, y ceremonias, leyes, y gouierno, y guerras de los Indios compuesta por el padre Ioseph de Acosta religioso de la Compañia de Iesus

Title:
Historia natvral y moral de las Indias
Author:
Acosta, José de 1540-1600  Search this
Former owner:
Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio 1828-1897  Search this
Physical description:
535, [37] pages 21 cm (8vo)
Type:
Early works to 1800
Pre-Linnean works
Obras anteriores a 1800
Early accounts to 1600
Primeros relatos hasta 1600
Early works
Place:
Peru
Latin America
América Latina
Perú
America
América
Date:
1590
Topic:
Natural history  Search this
Historia natural  Search this
Indios de América del Sur  Search this
Indios de México  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Indians of South America  Search this
Call number:
E141 .A284 1590
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_988844
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The broken spears : the Aztec account of the conquest of Mexico / edited and with an introduction by Miguel Leon-Portilla ; with a foreword by J. Jorge Klor De Alva ; translated from Nahuatl into Spanish by Angel Maria Garibay K. ; English translation by Lysander Kemp ; illustrations, adapted from original codices paintings, by Alberto Beltran

Author:
León Portilla, Miguel  Search this
Physical description:
xlix, 204 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm
Type:
Sources
Translations into Spanish
Place:
Mexico
Date:
2006
1992
[2006], c1992
Conquest, 1519-1540
Topic:
Aztecs--First contact with other peoples  Search this
Indians of Mexico--First contact with other peoples  Search this
Nahuatl literature  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_965034
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The Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress : a catalog of the gift of the Jay I. Kislak Foundation to the Library of Congress / Arthur Dunkelman ; with essays by Ralph E. Ehrenberg ... [et al.]

Author:
Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)  Search this
Dunkelman, Arthur  Search this
Ehrenberg, Ralph E. 1937-  Search this
Subject:
Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 235 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 32 cm
Type:
Bibliography
Catalogs
Place:
America
Florida
Caribbean Area
Date:
2007
To 1810
To 1821
Topic:
Indians--First contact with other peoples  Search this
Indians of Central America--History  Search this
Indians of Mexico--History  Search this
History  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
European  Search this
Ethnic relations  Search this
Call number:
E18.82 .J39 2007
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_904053
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New world, first nations : Native peoples of Mesoamerica and the Andes under colonial rule / edited by David Cahill and Blanca Tovías

Author:
Cahill, David Patrick  Search this
Tovías, Blanca  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 265 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Andes Region
Mexico
Date:
2006
C2006
Spanish colony, 1540-1810
Topic:
History  Search this
First contact with other peoples  Search this
Indians of South America--First contact with other peoples  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_824710
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Visión de los vencidos : relaciones indígenas de la conquista / introducción, selección y notas, Miguel León-Portilla ; versión de textos nahuas, Angel Ma. Garibay K., Miguel León-Portilla ; ilustraciones de los códices, Alberto Beltrán

Title:
Relaciones indígenas de la conquista
Author:
León Portilla, Miguel  Search this
Garibay K., Angel María (Garibay Kintana) 1892-1967  Search this
Beltrán, Alberto  Search this
Physical description:
xxx, 236 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm
Type:
Sources
Translations into Spanish
Place:
Mexico
Date:
1999
C1999
Conquest, 1519-1540
Topic:
Aztecs--First contact with other peoples  Search this
Indians of Mexico--First contact with other peoples  Search this
Nahuatl literature  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
F1230 .L38 1999
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_763838
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"In love and war, hummingbird lore" and other selected papers from LAILA/ALILA's 1988 symposium Mary H. Preuss, edition

Title:
In love and war
Author:
Preuss, Mary H  Search this
Latin American Indian Literatures Association  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 110 pages illustrations 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Folklore
Conference papers and proceedings
Place:
Latin America
Date:
1989
Topic:
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Indians of South America  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Indians of Mexico--Congresses  Search this
Indians of Mexico--Folklore--Congresses  Search this
Indians of South America--Congresses  Search this
Indians of South America--Folklore--Congresses  Search this
Latin America--Antiquities--Congresses  Search this
Call number:
F1219.I4 1989X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_431502
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The history of ancient Mexican art an essay in outline by Walter Lehmann

Author:
Lehmann, Walter 1878-1939  Search this
Physical description:
28 pages 48 pl. on 224 leaves, folded tab 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mexico
Mexique
Date:
1922
Topic:
Art  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Indian art  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Architecture prëcolombienne  Search this
Art prëcolombien  Search this
Civilisations prëcolombiennes  Search this
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities  Search this
Antiquitës  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_278956
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The Oxford handbook of Mesoamerican archaeology / edited by Deborah L. Nichols and Christopher A. Pool

Title:
Mesoamerican archaeology
Editor:
Nichols, Deborah L..  Search this
Pool, Christopher A.  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xv, 979 pages) : illustrations, maps
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
Place:
Mexico
Central America
Date:
2012
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Archaeology--Antiquities  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Indians of Central America--Antiquities  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities  Search this
Regions & Countries - Americas  Search this
History & Archaeology  Search this
Mexico  Search this
Call number:
F1219 .O94 2012 (Internet)
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1152802
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Annals of Native America : how the Nahuas of colonial Mexico kept their history alive / Camilla Townsend

Author:
Townsend, Camilla 1965-  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages .)
Type:
Sources
History
Place:
Mexico
Date:
2017
To 1519
Conquest, 1519-1540
Topic:
Nahuas--History  Search this
Nahuas--Historiography  Search this
Nahuatl language--History  Search this
Nahuatl literature--History  Search this
History  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Nahuas  Search this
Nahuatl language  Search this
Nahuatl literature  Search this
Call number:
F1221.N3 T69 2017 (Internet)
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1150805
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Collision of worlds : a deep history of the fall of Aztec Mexico and the forging of New Spain / David M. Carballo

Title:
Deep history of the fall of Aztec Mexico and the forging of New Spain
Author:
Carballo, David M.  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xvi, 351 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
History
Place:
Mexico
New Spain
Date:
2020
16th century
Conquest, 1519-1540
Topic:
Aztecs--History  Search this
History  Search this
Aztecs  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Call number:
F1230 .C36 2020 (Internet)
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1151235
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The North Americans of antiquity their origin, migrations, and type of civilization considered by John T. Short

Author:
Short, John T (John Thomas) 1850-1883  Search this
Physical description:
544 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1880
Topic:
Antiquities  Search this
Origin  Search this
Civilization--history  Search this
Indians, North American--history  Search this
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities  Search this
Indians of North America--Antiquities  Search this
Indians--Origin  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1028447
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Strange lands and different peoples : Spaniards and Indians in colonial Guatemala / W. George Lovell and Christopher H. Lutz with Wendy Kramer and William R. Swezey

Title:
Spaniards and Indians in colonial Guatemala
Author:
Lovell, W. George (William George) 1951-  Search this
Lutz, Christopher 1941-  Search this
Kramer, Wendy  Search this
Swezey, William R.  Search this
Physical description:
xix, 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Guatemala
Spain
America
Date:
2013
To 1821
Topic:
Government relations  Search this
Indians of Central America--First contact with other peoples  Search this
Indians of Central America--Colonization  Search this
Mayas--Social conditions  Search this
Mayas--Land tenure  Search this
History  Search this
Colonization  Search this
Foreign relations  Search this
Colonies  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1021217
view Cuna Indian Women and Children digital asset number 1

Cuna Indian Women and Children

Author:
Pittier, Henri  Search this
Subject:
United States Dept. of Agriculture Bureau of Biological Survey  Search this
Panama Canal Zone  Search this
Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone, 1910-1912  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 2.75w x 3.25h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Place:
Panama
San Blas Islands (Panama)
Date:
circa 1910-1911
Topic:
Panama Canal (Panama)  Search this
Surveying  Search this
Field Work  Search this
Cuna Indians  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Women  Search this
Children  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Panamanians  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2010-0002 or 97-60
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_7999
view Paricutin volcano in its Developmental Stage digital asset number 1

Paricutin volcano in its Developmental Stage

Author:
Foshag, William F  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 5w x 4h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Place:
Mexico
Date:
May 24, 1943
Topic:
Earth sciences  Search this
Explorations and Expeditions  Search this
Parícutin Volcano  Search this
Volcanoes--Mexico  Search this
Volcanologists  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Geology  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Volcanism  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0862
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14841
view Cross Erected near Paricutin Volcano digital asset number 1

Cross Erected near Paricutin Volcano

Author:
Foshag, William F  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4w x 5h; Type of Image: Landscape, person candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Person, candid
Place:
Mexico
Date:
May 27, 1943
Topic:
Earth sciences  Search this
Volcanism  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Explorations and Expeditions  Search this
Parícutin Volcano  Search this
Volcanoes--Mexico  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Geology  Search this
Religious articles  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0865 and F22-C
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14844
view Postcard of Toltec Indians digital asset number 1

Postcard of Toltec Indians

Author:
Albertype Company, The  Search this
Subject:
United States National Museum  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 2; Color: Black and White; Size: 5.4w x 3.4h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper
Type:
Postcard
Paper
Date:
1933
Topic:
Postcard  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Toltecs  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2013-07805 (front) and SIA2013-07806 (back)
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13978
Online Media:
view Three of Manuel Madrid's Boys digital asset number 1

Three of Manuel Madrid's Boys

Author:
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this
Subject:
Madrid, Manuel  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4.5w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Group ; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Group
Place:
Panama
El Uracillo, Coclé (Panama)
Date:
February 29, 1952
Topic:
Buildings--Panama  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Children  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0010 or Wetmore 4806
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12032
view Diego Hernández, a citizen of El Uracillo, Coclé, Panama digital asset number 1

Diego Hernández, a citizen of El Uracillo, Coclé, Panama

Author:
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this
Subject:
Hernández, Diego  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4.5w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Exterior; Person, Candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Person, candid
Place:
Panama
El Uracillo, Coclé (Panama)
Date:
March 4, 1952
Topic:
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Firearms  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0012 or Wetmore 4823
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12034
view Alexander Wetmore embarks on a trip in El Uracillo, Coclé, Panama, 1952 digital asset number 1

Alexander Wetmore embarks on a trip in El Uracillo, Coclé, Panama, 1952

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4.5w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Exterior, Group, Candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Group, candid
Exterior
Photographic print
Place:
Panama
El Uracillo, Coclé (Panama)
Date:
March 6, 1952
Topic:
Ornithologists  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Natural areas  Search this
Rivers  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0013 and 4827
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12035
view José Góndola, W. M. Perrygo and Aniceto Góndola digital asset number 1

José Góndola, W. M. Perrygo and Aniceto Góndola

Author:
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this
Subject:
Perrygo, Watson M. 1906-1984  Search this
Góndola, José  Search this
Góndola, Aniceto  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4.5w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Exterior, Group, Candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Group, candid
Exterior
Photographic print
Place:
Panama
Colón (Panama)
Chilar, Colon (Panama)
Date:
March 7, 1952
Topic:
Indians of Central America  Search this
Ornithologists  Search this
Natural areas  Search this
Rivers  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0014 or Wetmore 4841
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12036

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