Central and South American drawings of E. G. Squier, 1864-1877.

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Central and South American drawings of E. G. Squier, 1864-1877.

Consists of a group of drawings in watercolor, pencil, and pen-and-ink intended for illustration in Squier's books about Central America and Peru.

0.38 cu. ft. (1 portfolio)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8294419

Princeton University Library

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Le Plongeon, Augustus, 1826-1908

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French doctor and early archaeologist. From the description of Views of Maya ruins in the Yucatan. 1873. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 419228157 Augustus Le Plongeon was a medical doctor, photographer, antiquarian, and amature archaeologist of French origins. In the early 1860s, after spending time in Chile and northern California, Le Plongeon moved to Lima, Peru, where he practiced medicine and photography, and became interested in Peruvian archaeology. On...

Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888

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Ephraim George Squier (1821-1888) and Dr. Edwin Hamilton Davis (1811-1888) of Chillicothe, Ohio were antiquarian authors who became authorities in the field of Indian antiquities. Mr. Squier was editor of the Scioto Gazette in Ohio when he began investigating the moundbuilders of the Scioto Valley under the tutelage of Dr. Davis, an Ohio physician who wrote for several historical and medical journals. Squier was later appointed Charge d'affaires to Guatemala and other Central American states and...