Axolotl

Jordy Samuels
by Unknown Artist
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Axolotl, ink and paint on parchment, unknown artist, included in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún, Mexico, 1577.

An axolotl, which was described by the accompanying Spanish textual gloss as a meal fit for the nobility. Described by the accompanying Nahuatl textual gloss as savory. Both of the texts describe the axolotl's anatomy as being lizard-like, with a tail, a large mouth, and with characteristic appendages on the necks.

Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence.

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Artist, U. (2025, October 26). Axolotl. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21238/axolotl/

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Artist, Unknown. "Axolotl." World History Encyclopedia, October 26, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21238/axolotl/.

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Artist, Unknown. "Axolotl." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Oct 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21238/axolotl/.

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