EditorialThe mercy of Mayta-Capac, fourth Emperor of the Incas, after the conquest of Cac-Yaviri. The Collao people offer their own lives and their naked women and children. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Anti...
EditorialQuipu or khipu-A system of knotted cords used by the Incas and its predecessor societies in the Andean region to store massive amounts of information important to their culture and civilization. Inca culture; Peru; 15th-16th century CE.
EditorialThe garotting of Atahualpa (c.1502-1533), last Emperor of the Incas. [America.-Part VI.-Latin.] Americ: pars sexta. [Frankfort,] 1596. Source: C.74.g.6.(1), plate 11v. Language: Latin.
EditorialPeruvian Incas, 18th century allegorical representation of Inca king and queen in modern western clothes with gold crown with sun emblem, embroidered cloak, gold axe and sandals with lion. Taken from Richard Phillips' "Present State of Peru." Handcolou...
EditorialQuipu or khipu-A system of knotted cords used by the Incas and its predecessor societies in the Andean region to store massive amounts of information important to their culture and civilization. Inca culture; Peru; 15th-16th century CE.
EditorialARTE PRECOLOMBINO. INCA. PERU. PISAC. Vista de las ruinas del INTIWATANA, sector principal de la ciudad, dedicado a la adoraci?n de los dioses y a la observaci?n astron?mica. Valle Sagrado de los Incas.
EditorialBox-leaved cantua or magic flower of the Incas, Cantua buxifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854.
EditorialLa Fleur Striee des Incas. Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria pulchella. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz' Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses, qui se cultivent tant dans les ja...
EditorialLa Fleur tachete des Incas. Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz' Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses, qui se cultivent tant dans les jar...
EditorialThe garotting of Atahualpa (c.1502-1533), last Emperor of the Incas. [America.-Part VI.-Latin.] Americ: pars sexta. [Frankfort,] 1596. Source: C.74.g.6.(1), plate 11v. Language: Latin.
EditorialSterne des Incas. (Inca Tern.). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825, sous le ministère de S. E. M. le marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, et publié sou...
EditorialPr?ncipe Inca. Se aprecia la costumbre que ten?an los nobles incas de agrandarse sus orejas con discos. Grabado de una edici?n francesa, a?o 1633, de "Histoires des Yncas Rois du Peru". Esta obra fu? empezada por El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega en 1586 (G...
EditorialPr?ncipe Inca. Se aprecia la costumbre que ten?an los nobles incas de agrandarse sus orejas con discos. Grabado de una edici?n francesa, a?o 1633, de "Histoires des Yncas Rois du Peru". Esta obra fu? empezada por El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega en 1586 (G...
EditorialBox-leaved cantua or magic flower of the Incas, Cantua buxifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854.
EditorialLa Fleur Striee des Incas. Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria pulchella. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz' Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses, qui se cultivent tant dans les ja...
EditorialLa Fleur tachete des Incas. Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz' Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses, qui se cultivent tant dans les jar...
EditorialThe mercy of Mayta-Capac, fourth Emperor of the Incas, after the conquest of Cac-Yaviri. The Collao people offer their own lives and their naked women and children. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Anti...
EditorialThe despair of the sun-worshipping Peruvian Incas during a lunar eclipse. The people bang drums and tambourines, whip dogs and scream to prevent the eclipse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern...
EditorialHuman sacrifice among the ancient Peruvians (Incas). Priests flay the flesh of a living prisoner and distribute it to waiting men and women. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Pe...
EditorialPeruvian Incas, 18th century allegorical representation of Inca king and queen in modern western clothes with gold crown with sun emblem, embroidered cloak, gold axe and sandals with lion. Taken from Richard Phillips' "Present State of Peru." Handcolou...
EditorialARTE PRECOLOMBINO. INCA. RUINAS DE OLLANTAYTAMBO. Vista del ADORATORIO DE LAS DIEZ ALACENAS o TEMPLO DE LAS DIEZ HORNACINAS. Se encuentra en la parte m?s alta del complejo, al final de la grader?a, y consiste en una especie de nichos regulares en un he...
EditorialPERU. OLLANTAYTAMBO. Vista de una de las calles que conserva sus muros levantados con canter?a antigua. Est? considerada como la ?ltima poblaci?n inca viviente. Valle Sagrado de los Incas.
EditorialARTE PRECOLOMBINO. INCA. PERU. PISAC. Vista de las ruinas del INTIWATANA, sector principal de la ciudad, dedicado a la adoraci?n de los dioses y a la observaci?n astron?mica. Valle Sagrado de los Incas.
EditorialQuipu or khipu-A system of knotted cords used by the Incas and its predecessor societies in the Andean region to store massive amounts of information important to their culture and civilization. Inca culture; Peru; 15th-16th century CE.