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The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries By: Stephen Salisbury (1835-1905) |
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[Illustration: Plano de Yucatan 1848]
THE MAYAS,
THE SOURCES OF THEIR HISTORY.
DR. LE PLONGEON IN YUCATAN,
HIS ACCOUNT OF DISCOVERIES.
BY STEPHEN SALISBURY, JR.
FROM PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, OF
APRIL 26, 1876, AND APRIL 25, 1877. PRIVATELY PRINTED. WORCESTER:
PRESS OF CHARLES HAMILTON.
1877.
[Inscribed to Mip Sargent,] WITH THE RESPECTS OF THE WRITER.
CONTENTS.
THE MAYAS AND THE SOURCES OF THEIR HISTORY, Page 3 DR. LE PLONGEON IN YUCATAN, " 53
ILLUSTRATIONS. MAP OF YUCATAN, FRONTISPIECE. LOCALITY OF DISCOVERIES AT CHICHEN ITZA, Page 58 STATUE EXHUMED AT CHICHEN ITZA, " 62 RELICS FOUND WITH THE STATUE, " 74
THE MAYAS AND THE SOURCES OF THEIR HISTORY. [Proceedings of American Antiquarian Society, April 26, 1876.]
The most comprehensive and accurate map of Yucatan is that which has
been copied for this pamphlet. In the several volumes of travel,
descriptive of Maya ruins, are to be found plans more or less complete,
intended to illustrate special journeys, but they are only partial in
their treatment of this interesting country. The Plano de Yucatan ,
herewith presented the work of Sr. Dn. Santiago Nigra de San
Martin was published in 1848, and has now become extremely rare. It is
valuable to the student, for it designates localities abounding in
ruins those not yet critically explored, as well as those which have
been more thoroughly investigated by a peculiar mark, thus [rectangular
box], and it also shows roads and paths used in transportation and
communication. Since its publication political changes have caused the
division of the Peninsula into the States of Yucatan and Campeachy,
which change of boundaries has called for the preparation of a new and
improved map. Such an one is now being engraved at Paris and will soon
be issued in this country. It is the joint production of Sr. Dn. Joaquin
Hubbe and Sr. Dn. Andres Aznar Pérez, revised by Dr. C. Hermann Berendt. The early history of the central portions of the western hemisphere has
particularly attracted the attention of European archæologists, and
those of France have already formed learned societies engaged
specifically in scientific and antiquarian investigations in Spanish
America. It is to the French that credit for the initiative in this most
interesting field of inquiry is especially due, presenting an example
which can not fail to be productive of good results in animating the
enthusiasm of all engaged in similar studies. The Société Américaine de France (an association, like our own, having
the study of American Antiquities as a principal object, and likely to
become prominent in this field of inquiry), has already been briefly
mentioned by our Librarian; but the reception of the Annuaire for
1873, and a statement of the present condition of the Society in the
Journal des Orientalistes of February 5, 1876, gives occasion for a
more extended notice... Continue reading book >>
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