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ILLUSTRATIONS: Clavigero’s Plan of Mexico, 143; his Map of
Anahuac, 144; Environs du Lac de Méxique, 145; Brasseur de
Bourbourg’s Map of Central America, 151.
CRITICAL ESSAY 153
ILLUSTRATIONS: Manuscript of Bernal Diaz, 154; Sahagún, 156;
Clavigero, 159; Lorenzo Boturini, 160; Frontispiece of his
_Idea_, with his Portrait, 161; Icazbalceta, 163; Daniel G.
Brinton, 165; Brasseur de Bourbourg, 170.
NOTES 173
I. The Authorities on the so-called Civilization of Ancient
Mexico and Adjacent Lands, and the Interpretation of such
Authorities, 173; II. Bibliographical Notes upon the
Ruins and Archæological Remains of Mexico and Central
America, 176; III. Bibliographical Notes on the
Picture-Writing of the Nahuas and Mayas, 197.
ILLUSTRATIONS: The Pyramid of Cholula, 177; The Great Mound of
Cholula, 178; Mexican Calendar Stone, 179; Court of the
Mexico Museum, 181; Old Mexican Bridge near Tezcuco, 182; The
Indio Triste, 183; General Plan of Mitla, 184; Sacrificial
Stone, 185; Waldeck, 186; Désiré Charnay, 187; Charnay’s Map
of Yucatan, 188; Ruined Temple at Uxmal, 189; Ring and Head
from Chichen-Itza, 190; Viollet-le-Duc’s Restoration of a
Palenqué Building, 192; Sculptures from the Temple of the
Cross at Palenqué, 193; Plan of Copan, 194; Yucatan Types of
Heads, 195; Plan of Quirigua, 196; Fac-simile of Landa’s
Manuscript, 198; A Sculptured Column, 199; Palenqué
Hieroglyphics, 201; Léon de Rosny, 202; The Dresden Codex,
204; Codex Cortesianus, 206; Codex Perezianus, 207, 208.
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