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[AZTECS] [ANDERSON, John Henry] THE AZTECS IN MEXICO 1503. THE AZTECSIN THE HANOVER SQUARE ROOMS 1853. [London, 1853]. Color letterpress poster bears four engravings of the scenes in the life of the Aztecs; at the top of the poster appears a conquistador in armor battling an Aztec, and at the bottom of the sheet is reproduced an engraving of the Aztec Lilliputians appearing before a crowd in London. Text at the center of the sheet explains the images, while wood-engraved Mexican images fill the corners of the poster. 30 × 20" Losses and tears, especially at old folds. Mounted to Chartex. The only example of this poster with which we are acquainted. RARE.
The Great Wizard of the North, John Henry Anderson, presented the Aztecs at the Hanover Square Rooms, though he is unnamed on this poster. An illustrated history of the Aztecs is advertised on the poster at the price of one shilling.