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ILLUSTRATIONS.

Engraved by F. A. Ringler & Co., of New York, from photographs and drawings by the author.

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I. Fossil Shells

II. Map of Maya Empire, from Troano MS.

III. Modern Map of Central America, with Maya symbols

IV. Map of Drowned Valleys of Antillean Lands, by Prof. J. W.
Spencer, by his permission

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V. Map of West Indies, from Troano MS.

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VI. Banana Leaf, a token of hospitality among the South Sea
Islanders. From Captain Cook's Atlas

VII. Serpent Heads found in Cay's Mausoleum, Chichen
VIII. Serpent Head with Crown, carved on the entablature of the
east façade of the west wing of King Canchi's palace at
Uxmal

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IX. Ruins of Prince Coh's Memorial Hall at Chichen

X. Columns of the Portico of Prince Coh's Memorial Hall, discovered by the author

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XI. Altar at the Entrance of Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's
Memorial Hall, discovered by the author

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XII. One of the Atlantes supporting the Table of the Altar in
Prince Coh's Memorial Hall

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XIII. Officials at Burmese Embassy at Paris

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XIV. Sculptured Wall in the Chamber at the Foot of Prince
XV. Coh's Memorial Hall

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XVI. Part of the East Façade of West Wing of King Canchi's
Palace at Uxmal, with Cosmic Diagram

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XX. Head with Phoenician Features, discovered by the author
in 1875 in the royal box tennis court at Chichen .

XXI. A Native Girl of Yucatan

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XXII. Caribs of the Island of St. Vincent. From Edwards's
"History of the British Colonies in the West Indies"
XXIII. Portal of Eastern Façade of the Palace at Chichen. Tab-
leau showing the Creator in the Cosmic Egg
XXIV. Kneeling Cynocephalus. From the Temple of Death at
Uxmal

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XXV. Portico, with inscription resembling those of Palenque
XXVI. Portrait of a Maya Nobleman called Cancoh. A bas-
relief on one of the antæ of the portico of Prince Coh's
Memorial Hall at Chichen

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XXVII. Portrait of a Maya Nobleman called Chiich. A basrelief on one of the antæ of the portico of Prince Coh's Memorial Hall.

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XXVIII. Portrait of a Maya Chieftain called Cul. Bas-relief on one of the jambs of the entrance to the funeral chamber in Prince Coh's Memorial Hall

XXIX. Priest and Devotee. Sculptured slab from Manché, now in the British Museum

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XXX. Obelisk, from Copan. Photographed by Mr. Marshall H.
Saville; reproduced by his permission

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XXXI. Queen Zoɔ. One of the atlantes supporting the table of the altar in Prince Coh's Memorial Hall

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XXXII. A Maya Matron. One of the atlantes supporting the

table of the altar in Prince Coh's Memorial Hall

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XXXIII. A Canob Vase. Used in religious ceremonies
XXXIV. Slab from Altar in the Temple of God of Rain. Palenque 109
XXXV. Restoration of the Portico of Prince Coh's Memorial Hall.
Drawing by the author

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XXXVI. Fish. Bas-relief from Pontiff Cay's Mausoleum at Chichen

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Sculptured Zapote Beam, forming the lintel of the entrance to funeral chamber in Prince Coh's Memorial Hall. Casts from moulds made by the author XXXIX. Fresco Painting in Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's Memorial Hall. Queen Móo when yet a young girl consulting Fate by the ceremony which the Chinese call Pou XL. Fresco painting. Queen Móo asked in Marriage XLI. Attitude of Respect among the Egyptians

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XLII. Attitude of Respect among the Mayas. Statue of Prince
Coh exhumed from his Mausoleum by the author

XLIII. Attitude of Respect among the Mayas. Columns of Ka-
tuns at Aké

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XLIV. Fresco Painting in Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's Me-
morial Hall. Queen Móo's Suitor consulting Fate
XLV. Fresco Painting in Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's Me-
morial Hall. Citam, the Friend of Queen Móo, con-
sulting an Aruspice

XLVI. Fresco Painting in Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's Me-
morial Hall. Prince Aac in Presence in the H-men
XLVII. Fresco Painting in Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's Me-
morial Hall. Highpriest Cay consulting Fate

XLVIII. Fresco Painting in Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's Memorial Hall. Prince Coh in Battle

XLIX. Fresco Painting in Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's Memorial Hall. A Village, assaulted by Prince Coh's Warriors, abandoned by its Inhabitants .

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L. Fresco Painting in Funeral Chamber in Prince Coh's Me-
morial Hall. Prince Coh's Body prepared for Cremation 138
LI. Fresco painting in Prince Coh's Memorial Hall. Prince
Aac proffering his Love to Queen Móo

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LII. Queen Móo a Prisoner of War. Plate xvii., part ii., of
Troano MS.
LIII. Account of the Destruction of the Land of Mu. Slab in
the building called Akab-ɔib at Chichen. Cast from
mould made by the author

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LIV. Account of the Destruction of the Land of Mu. Plate v., part ii., of Troano MS.

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LV. Calendar and an Account of the Destruction of the Land
LVI. of Mu. From the Codex Cortesianus

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LVII. Mausoleum of Prince Coh. Restoration and drawing by the author

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LVIII. A Dying Warrior. Bas-relief from Prince Coh's Mausoleum

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LIX. Leopard eating a Human Heart: Totem of Prince Coh.
A bas-relief from his Mausoleum

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LX. Macaw eating a Human Heart: Totem of Queen Móo.

A bas-relief from Prince Coh's Mausoleum LXI. Salutation and Token of Respect in Thibet. From the book by Gabriel Bondalot, "Across Thibet "

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LXII. A Dying Sphinx (a leopard with a human head) that was
placed on the top of Prince Coh's Mausoleum
LXIII. Javelin Head and Arrow Points, found with the Charred
Remains of Prince Coh in his Mausoleum
LXIV. Egyptian Sphinx. Reproduced from a photograph by Mr.
Edward Wilson, by his permission

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LXV. Portrait of Queen Móo. From a demi-relief adorning the entablature of the east façade of the Governor's House at Uxmal

LXVI. Portrait of Bishop Landa, second Bishop of Yucatan.
From an oil painting in the Chapter Hall of the Cathe-
dral at Merida; reproduced by permission of the present
bishop

LXVII. Autograph of the Historian, Father Lopez de Cogolludo.
The original is in the possession of the present Bishop of
Yucatan.

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LXVIII, Mezzo-relievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple of
Kabul at Izamal. A Human Sacrifice.
LXIX. Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Coh's
Memorial Hall. Adepts consulting a Seer

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LXX. Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Coh's
Memorial Hall. A Female Adept consulting a Magic

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LXXI. Part of Façade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal. Image of the Winged Cosmic Circle

From life

LXXII. The Lord of the Yucatan Forests.
LXXIII. Part of Façade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal. Cosmic
symbols carved on the trunk of the Mastodon

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