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Aztec calendar illustration, 1792

Original - Illustration depicting an ancient Mexican calendar, from Antonio de Leon y Gama's book about the discovery of the Aztec sun stone.

Reason: Illustration from the first published work of archaeology about Aztec culture. Restored version of File:Descripción histórica y cronológica de las dos piedras que con ocasión del nuevo empedrado que se está formando en la plaza principal de México, se hallaron en ella el año de 1790-1.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: Aztec calendar, List of calendars, Mesoamerican calendars, Felipe de Zúñiga y Ontiveros, Antonio de Leon y Gama
Creator: Antonio de Leon y Gama

Support as conominator --Durova³⁸² 22:05, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support as conominator --Garrondo (talk) 22:07, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support, Durova and Garrondo really brought out the illustration's original qualities. Well done. –blurpeace ^(talk) 01:45, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support good picture for the author's article. franklin 02:19, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~Conditional~~ support. Quite nice, but can I get something cleared up. There seems to be a discrepancy between the image page and the article caption: Image page says "The images depicts an aztec sun calendar" (sic), the article caption says "A late 18th-century representation of a calendar wheel...". Perhaps the caption is just a little unclear, but is this a genuine Aztec calendar (redrawn in the 18th century), or an 18th century conception of what they might have looked like? I would also recommend an English translation of the book title on the image page (should be easy enough to do and I think it may be meaningful for the image). --jjron (talk) 13:32, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I believe it's based partly on this calendar stone, discovered two years earlier, and partly on other calendars. Thus it is a Spanish representation of what, in genral, Aztec calendars looked like. If I'm wrong Durova or Garrondo can correct me. Chick Bowen 21:06, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - This image is a generalized representation of the Aztec calendrical system, as an introduction to specific concepts and artifacts presented later in the book. The famous Aztec calendar stone had recently been excavated and studied for the first time, and this was arguably the first work of archaeology about Aztec culture. Durova³⁸⁶ 21:23, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support, adds a lot to every article in which it is used. J Milburn (talk) 13:34, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support fabulous image.--Caspian blue 19:38, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Elekhh (talk) 03:59, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support, high quality and quite informative. - I.M.S. (talk) 04:49, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Descripción histórica y cronológica de las dos piedras que con ocasión del nuevo empedrado que se está formando en la plaza principal de México, se hallaron en ella el año de 1790-1b.jpg --Noodle snacks (talk) 09:02, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]