Alfred Percival Maudslay - Biologia Centrali-Americana Archeology Volume 1

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BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA; OR,

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OP THE

FAUNA

AND

FLORA

OP

MEXICO AND

CENTRAL

AMERICA.

EDITED BY

F. DUCANE

GODMAN

AND

OSBEBT

SALVIN.

A RCMvEO LOGYVOLUME I. (PLATES.) By

A.

P.

MATTDSLAY.

LONDON: PUBLISHED E.

H.

POETEE,

7

PEINOES

EOE

THE

EDITORS

BY

STEEET, CAVENDISH

SQUARE.

AND DULAU

&

CO.,

SOHO

SQUARE,

1889—1902.

W.

W.,

CONTENTS. ARCHEOLOGY.

VOL. I. (PLATES.) Plates

ooea:n.I.—CXIX.

For description and explanation of Plates, see Text, Vol. I.

G

0 PAN Plan of the

PRINCIPAL

RUINED

STRUCTURES

r! A.P M il ’« Poriuu

7

PHOTOGRAPH OFA PLASTER MODEL.IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM,OF THE RUINS OF COPAN

Q

W.Purkiss ttH Autotype C®

Elambart cM.W.Purkiss lith .

m

(a,) VIEW OF PRINCIPAL STRUCTURES LOOKING SOUTH

Autotype C°

(a) THE GREAT PLAZA (CCPlate 1.) SeePages 19 fc 20 .

A.P.M. Photo Airfcotype C?

(a) STEPS LEADING TO UPPER TERRACE k TEMPLE (N?U,fc dXjl^e 1) See Page 21

.

(a,) PART OP STEP & OP SERPENT’S HEAD ORNAMENT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE INNER DOORWAY IN TEMPLE (N? II Plate 1) See (g^on Plan Page 21 .

AP.M.Phc

(i&c) PARTS OP CORNICE PROM THE EAST SIDE OP INNER DOORWAY IN TEMPLE (N911 Plate 1) PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ORIGINAL SCULPTURE IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM See Page 22 .

OUTLINE DRAWING OF THE ABOVE CARVING SLIGHTLY RESTORED.

A.P.M. Photo M LOWER CHAMBER IN TEMPLE {N916.J«e ©CPltte 1 InRlan on Pase 25.)

(a,) COVERED STAIRWAY IN TEMPLE (N? 20 Plate l) See (fXjinPlan on Page

AP.M .Photo Autotype C?

(i) VIEW OF OUTER CHAMBER OF TEMPLE (N° 22 Plate l) See ©On Plan on Page 28.

(a,) DOORWAY LEADING TO THE INNER CHAMBER OF TEMPLE (N° 22 Plats 1.) SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE DISPLACED CORNICE Jc FALLEN ROOF STONES.BEFORE THE PASSAGE TO THE INNER CHAMBER HAD BEEN CLEARED. SeePage 28

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h

k\\

>r del.

EARTKEli POT irv.-i.^fsiae F. UMD B? MOUND N44. PLATE-1

h-U

•>. - -'KI SRTS OF POl

:ELA A. (Page-s 36 to 39) DRAV/N AND PARTLY RESTORED FROM A CAST IN TI

J,

E.Limberb del W-Purloss Hth

(Page,s 36-39) INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES AND BACK DRAWN FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM

Svd/es . STELA D . (Ta-ges 4S-47.J

AP.M.PI10U1.

fB) West SioLf. STELA D .(Pages 4S&47.)

STELA D. (Pages 45~47.)DRAWN &.PARTLY RESTORED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

STELA 15. (Pages 45-47JT>~RAVm &lPARTLY RESTORED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

%io6 C&esriJbr. j/bnv

A. Hunter del

W.Purloss lith

STELA F. AND ALTAR

(Pay-e f6) FACING

WEST

■tfr&cd'.

A.P.M Photo. .

Autotype

(a,) South SiSLes

STELA F. (Pcogi

BtnlB

STELA H (Pay*SO) DRAWN FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM

Sought Side.

North/ Side STELA H.(Page 50) NORTH Ac. SOUTH SIDES DRAWN FROM APLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM

STELA H.(Pages 50&51) BACK VIEW DRAWN FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM

(a) STELA H. (Pvje, SO) A.T. M.Photo .

A-abobype

A-P-M.Phobo

y_

A.Hunber & E.Lainbeft del V(" Purluss lith.

STELA linage 53) INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK k SIDES DRAWN FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM

(au) EAST FACE .(Bwoh)

STELA J. (Pages 53 k 54)

STELA J. (Fayes S3 & 54) INSCRIPTIONS OH THE SIDES ARRANGED IN PARAGRAPHS

IfiU-Zzi'

STELA J, (Page 54) INSCRIPTION ON THE EAST PACE ARRANGED IN COLUMNS

Affanber&EXairvberb id . fa) ALTAR K.('Pa$e54) INSCRIPTION DRAWN FROMA PLASTER CAST IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM .

0c>to£. ^em^r.-J^rn/.

. &&z6e'. 70.

(w) STELA N. (Pa-ges 55.57)

EAST SIDE .

(b) STELA N. (Pages55-57) WEST SIDE .

Autotype C9

W STELA S. (Pages SS-57) EAST SIDE .

M WEST SIDE

m/mm

STELA P.(Pages SS-5S) WEST FACE DEAWN FROM A PLASTER CAST IN THE S.0UTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM

A.Hunter «./E .Lamtart del (a,) ALTAR R.(Vag» 60) DRAWN FROM THE ORIGINAL SCULPTURE IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM

Wm A.P.M. Photo.

r

a FROM THE EAST SIDE OF STELA D.QU1RIGUA .

f. FROM A STONE LINTEL AT MENCHE

b, FROM THE BACK OF STELA H. COPAN .

e., FROM MONOLITH B. QUIRIGUA g. from- STELA F.QUIRIGUA h from- ALTAR T. West Stcbe-, COPAN . i, from- STELA P. COPAN .

i-VAMPLES OF THE USE OF THE SERPENT BIRD fityes 63164-) W.Furkiss Lt,I. A .Hunter M.

STELA

2.

DRAWING OF THE INSCR1PTICW .

See Page 66.

STELA 2

PHOTOGRAPH OF "FACE

See Plate 101 & Page 66.

STELA! 4. TRAGMENTS SHOWING INSCRIPTION . A.flta****^®*' „

„

PEDESTAL AND (EXCAVATED) SUPPORTS Autotype C?

APM/Photo.

A Hunter del W.Purkiss lit'rL.

STELA 6.

DRAWING OF THE INSCRIPTIONSee Pbcobe, 105-106

STELA 7.

DRAWING OF INSCRIPTION ,

See. Page. 67

STELA 8. DRAWING OF THE INSCRIPTION, See Page67.

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ALTAR,

Z . See Ploube 113. a..