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title: Hummingbird Drinking Nectar
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21171/hummingbird-drinking-nectar/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-10-08
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# Hummingbird Drinking Nectar
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21171.jpg)
## Image Caption
Hummingbird drinking nectar, book illustration by unknown artist, included in Bernardino de Sahagún's *[Florentine Codex](https://www.worldhistory.org/Florentine_Codex/)*, "Book XI: Natural Things," p. 54, 1577.
Medicea Laurenziana Library, Florence.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2025, October 08). Hummingbird Drinking Nectar. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Hummingbird Drinking Nectar." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 08, 2025. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Hummingbird Drinking Nectar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Oct 2025, .
## License & Copyright
The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_10622/?sp=54&st=image&r=0.146,0.892,0.723,0.346,0) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_10622/?sp=54&st=image&r=0.146,0.892,0.723,0.346,0). Submitted by [Franco R. Batista Garcia](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/francobatista022/ "User Page: Franco R. Batista Garcia"), published on 08 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.