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American antiquities, and discoveries in the West being an exhibition of the evidence that an ancient population of partially civilized nations, differing entirely from those of the present Indians peopled America, many centuries before the discovery by Columbus : and inquiries into their origin, with a copious description of many of their stupendous works, now in ruins : with conjectures concerni...

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Author:
Priest, Josiah 1788-1851  Search this
Physical description:
viii, [9]-400 pages, [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) illustrations, plan 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
America
United States
Date:
1833
Notes:
Copyright Mar. 21, 1833 by Josiah Priest
Checklist of American imprints 20819
Thacher, volume 2, page 36 (Americana)
SCNHRB copy (39088016456857) has perforated stamp on title page: Bureau of American Ethnology [accession number] 29626
SCNHRB copy in dark red cloth binding, title in gilt on spine, green edges
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Cities and towns, Ancient  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Origin  Search this
Indians of North America--Antiquities  Search this
Indians--Origin  Search this
Anthropology, Cultural  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
Pre-Columbian  Search this
Call number:
E61 .P94 1833c
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_984784