Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 1 (of 8): Aboriginal America
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Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 1 (of 8): Aboriginal America
America -- Discovery and exploration; America -- History; United States -- History
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.
CHAPTER IV.
THE INCA CIVILIZATION IN PERU. _Clements R. Markham_ 209
ILLUSTRATIONS: Brasseur de Bourbourg’s Map of Northwestern South
America, 210; Early Spanish Map of Peru, 211; Llamas, 213;
Architectural Details at Tiahuanaca, 214; Bas-Reliefs, 215;
Doorway and other Parts, 216; Image, 217; Broken Doorway,
218; Tiahuanaca Restored, 219; Ruins of Sacsahuaman, 220;
Inca Manco Ccapac, 228; Inca Yupanqui, 228; Cuzco, 229;
Warriors of the Inca Period, 230; Plan of the Temple of the
Sun, 234; Zodiac of Gold, 235; Quipus, 243; Inca Skull, 244;
Ruins at Chucuito, 245; Lake Titicaca, 246, 247; Map of the
Lake, 248; Primeval Tomb, Acora, 249; Ruins at Quellenata,
249; Ruins at Escoma, 250; Sillustani, 250; Ruins of an
Incarial Village, 251; Map of the Inca Road, 254; Peruvian
Metal-Workers, 256; Peruvian Pottery, 256, 257; Unfinished
Peruvian Cloth, 258.
CRITICAL ESSAY 259
ILLUSTRATIONS: House in Cuzco in which Garcilasso was born, 265;
Portraits of the Incas in the Title-page of Herrera, 267;
William Robertson, 269; Clements R. Markham, 272; Márcos
Jiménez de la Espada, 274.
NOTES 275
I. Ancient People of the Peruvian Coast, 275; II. The
Quichua Language and Literature, 278.
ILLUSTRATIONS: Mummy from Ancon, 276; Mummy from a Huaca at
Pisco, 277; Tapestry from the Graves of Ancon, 278; Idol from
Timaná, 281.
CHAPTER V.
THE RED INDIAN OF NORTH AMERICA IN CONTACT WITH THE FRENCH AND
ENGLISH. _George E. Ellis_ 283
CRITICAL ESSAY. _George E. Ellis and the Editor_ 316
CHAPTER VI.
THE PREHISTORIC ARCHÆOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA. _Henry W. Haynes_ 329
ILLUSTRATIONS: Palæolithic Implement from the Trenton Gravels,
331; The Trenton Gravel Bluff, 335; Section of Bluff near
Trenton, 338; Obsidian Spear Point from the Lahontan Lake,
349.
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