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Page 31
... animal not indigenous to the United States , but belonging to the more southern climates . In general , these caves have been great cemeteries of the dead , for bodies are being continually disin- terred from the earth within them , and ...
... animal not indigenous to the United States , but belonging to the more southern climates . In general , these caves have been great cemeteries of the dead , for bodies are being continually disin- terred from the earth within them , and ...
Page 76
... animals , hiero- glyphical symbols , and other ornaments , sculptured upon them . The base of this pyramid extended over an area four hundred feet square , and the sides rose in terraces , some of which are still visible , covered with ...
... animals , hiero- glyphical symbols , and other ornaments , sculptured upon them . The base of this pyramid extended over an area four hundred feet square , and the sides rose in terraces , some of which are still visible , covered with ...
Page 89
... animal , and another seated cross - legged upon a two - headed monster , is receiving an offering from a man in a kneeling attitude ; and it is observed of all these representa- tions that every appearance of martial instruments seems ...
... animal , and another seated cross - legged upon a two - headed monster , is receiving an offering from a man in a kneeling attitude ; and it is observed of all these representa- tions that every appearance of martial instruments seems ...
Page 97
... animal ; another monster has the appearance of a gigantic toad in an erect pos- ture , with human arms and tiger's claws . On neighboring hills stand , one to the east and the other to the west of the city , two obelisks containing ...
... animal ; another monster has the appearance of a gigantic toad in an erect pos- ture , with human arms and tiger's claws . On neighboring hills stand , one to the east and the other to the west of the city , two obelisks containing ...
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... animals , and some fragments of little dei- ties . In a private cabinet in the city of Mexico , is the statue of a female , which has been considered as the figure of an * Humboldt varies slightly from this description . - Hum . Res ...
... animals , and some fragments of little dei- ties . In a private cabinet in the city of Mexico , is the statue of a female , which has been considered as the figure of an * Humboldt varies slightly from this description . - Hum . Res ...
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