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MAYAN RUINS DEL RIO, ANTONIO. Description of the Ruins of an Ancient City, discovered near Palenque, in the Kingdom of Guatemala. 17 lithographed

MAYAN RUINS DEL RIO, ANTONIO. Description of the Ruins of an Ancient City, discovered near Palenque, in the Kingdom of Guatemala. 17 lithographed plates. 4to, early 1/2 calf, needs rebinding; half-title and title loose, dampstaining in the lower right corner, just touching a few of the images. London, 1822

  • Notes: Captain Del Rio discovered and examined the now famous ruins of Palenque in 1787, but his manuscript report remained in the provincial archives of Guatemala until a short time prior to their translation and publication in the present form"--Sabin 71446.

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