6-627: Ancient Mexico was an exhibition by William Bullock of casts of Aztec artefacts and both copies and originals of Aztec codices , held in 1824 in the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly , London . Objects exhibited included the " calendar stone " (described as "Montezuma's watch"), the statue of Coatlicue (called "Teoyamiqui"), the Stone of Tizoc , and an unidentified statue of a giant serpent. This article related to indigenous Mesoamerican culture
12-561: A goldsmith and jeweller in Birmingham. By 1795, Bullock was in Liverpool , where he founded a Museum of Natural Curiosities at 24 Lord Street. While still trading as a jeweller and goldsmith, in 1801, he published a descriptive catalogue of the works of art, armoury, objects of natural history, and other curiosities in the collection, some of which had been brought back by members of James Cook 's expeditions. In 1809, Bullock moved to London and
18-547: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to a museum in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . William Bullock (collector) William Bullock ( c. 1773 – 7 March 1849) was an English traveller, naturalist and antiquarian . He established what was called Bullock's Museum, first in Liverpool which he then moved to London. Bullock began as
24-577: The army surgeon responsible for Baartman's arrival in England, but had declined to be involved in the proposed show. In 1822, Bullock went to Mexico where he became involved in silver mine speculation. He brought back many artefacts and specimens which formed a new exhibition in the Egyptian Hall. He made a second visit to Mexico along with his son, and to the United States in 1827. Bullock bought land on
30-532: The bank of the Ohio River from Thomas D. Carneal where he proposed to build a utopian community named Hygeia (a Greek word meaning health) laid out by John Buonarotti Papworth . The speculation was not a success, although some people, including Frances Trollope , took part; Bullock sold the land to Israel Ludlow, Jr. in 1846. Bullock was back in London by 1843 and died there at 14 Harley Terrace, Chelsea. He
36-436: The collection, housed first at 22 Piccadilly and in 1812 in the newly built Piccadilly Egyptian Hall , proved extremely popular. The collection, which included over 32,000 items, was disposed of by auction in 1819. In 1810, Bullock figured briefly in a law case concerning Sarah Baartman , a Khoikhoi woman brought to England for purposes of exhibition as the "Hottentot Venus". Bullock had been approached by Alexander Dunlop,
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