diff --git a/doc/api/axes_api.rst b/doc/api/axes_api.rst
index ac4e5bc4f536..6afdad4e768e 100644
--- a/doc/api/axes_api.rst
+++ b/doc/api/axes_api.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ The Axes class
 
    Axes
 
+Attributes
+----------
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: _as_gen
+   :template: autosummary.rst
+   :nosignatures:
+
+   Axes.viewLim
+   Axes.dataLim
+
 Plotting
 ========
 
diff --git a/doc/missing-references.json b/doc/missing-references.json
index 87c9ce9b716f..8c70fc465ebe 100644
--- a/doc/missing-references.json
+++ b/doc/missing-references.json
@@ -338,10 +338,6 @@
     "Artist.stale_callback": [
       "doc/users/explain/figure/interactive_guide.rst:323"
     ],
-    "Axes.dataLim": [
-      "doc/api/axes_api.rst:293:<autosummary>:1",
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._base._AxesBase.update_datalim:2"
-    ],
     "AxesBase": [
       "doc/api/axes_api.rst:448:<autosummary>:1",
       "lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._base._AxesBase.add_child_axes:2"
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index f187d7a0c4f3..d32fb78b35e5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -85,13 +85,6 @@ class Axes(_AxesBase):
         methods instead; e.g. from `.pyplot` or `.Figure`:
         `~.pyplot.subplots`, `~.pyplot.subplot_mosaic` or `.Figure.add_axes`.
 
-    Attributes
-    ----------
-    dataLim : `.Bbox`
-        The bounding box enclosing all data displayed in the Axes.
-    viewLim : `.Bbox`
-        The view limits in data coordinates.
-
     """
     ### Labelling, legend and texts
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index 6aa5ef1efb7b..c003f51de9a5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ class _AxesBase(martist.Artist):
 
     _subclass_uses_cla = False
 
+    dataLim: mtransforms.Bbox
+    """The bounding `.Bbox` enclosing all data displayed in the Axes."""
+
     @property
     def _axis_map(self):
         """A mapping of axis names, e.g. 'x', to `Axis` instances."""
@@ -849,6 +852,7 @@ def _unstale_viewLim(self):
 
     @property
     def viewLim(self):
+        """The view limits as `.Bbox` in data coordinates."""
         self._unstale_viewLim()
         return self._viewLim
 
@@ -2265,7 +2269,7 @@ def add_artist(self, a):
 
     def add_child_axes(self, ax):
         """
-        Add an `.AxesBase` to the Axes' children; return the child Axes.
+        Add an `.Axes` to the Axes' children; return the child Axes.
 
         This is the lowlevel version.  See `.axes.Axes.inset_axes`.
         """