Andas Del Inga Qvispi Ranpa · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Andas Del Inga Qvispi Ranpa
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Cusco; West Indies; South America; Cuzco; Peru
Description: This chapter is dedicated to discussing the Inca and his life. This illustration depicts the Inca king sitting in a litter which is being carried by two people in the front and two people at the back. The litter is decorated with tassels hanging from a roof made of leaves. The Inca king is sitting on the left side of the litter and he is identified as Topa Inca Yupanqui. His coya [queen] is sitting on the right side of the litter and she is identified as Mama Ocllo Coya. The caption written below the litter reads llevan al ynga los yndios callauaya espacio a pasearse [the Callahuaya carry the Inca slowly on a ride].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20553
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles; Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_20553_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Inca Empire; Litter; Topa Inca Yupanqui; Mama Ocllo; Royalty; Inca