Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . -66 ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT. Esquipulas 1 Church at Esquipulas 4 Stone Head found lying on the Southern Slopes (Copan) 9 Square Altar (T) in the Village of Copan 10 View of the principal group of ruined structures from the 14 Sketch Map of the Site of Ruins at Copan 15 *Part of the face of a step from the Hieroglyphic Stairway 16 * See page 69. viii CONTENTS. ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT {continued). Pages The Jaguar Stairway, partly restored 17 Temple at Tikal, partly rest
Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . -66 ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT. Esquipulas 1 Church at Esquipulas 4 Stone Head found lying on the Southern Slopes (Copan) 9 Square Altar (T) in the Village of Copan 10 View of the principal group of ruined structures from the 14 Sketch Map of the Site of Ruins at Copan 15 *Part of the face of a step from the Hieroglyphic Stairway 16 * See page 69. viii CONTENTS. ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT {continued). Pages The Jaguar Stairway, partly restored 17 Temple at Tikal, partly restored 18 Section through single-chambered house ^ Roof-stone -» 21 Plan of the Western Court 23 Section through No. 14, showing line of excavation 25 Plan of No. 16 25 Plan and Section of No. 20 26 Plan of No. 22 28 Hieroglyphic Stairway (section) 30 Part of the face of a step from the Hieroglyphic Stairway 32 Stone Mask from Mexico, now in the British Museum 33 „ „ „ „ (side view) ,> 35 Stone Head in the British Museum, said to have come from Copan 44 „ „ „ „ „ (side view) . 47. EsQUIPtTLAS. INTRODUCTION. Whilst so much has been done of late years to throw light on the history of theancient races of the east, our knowledge of the civilized nations of the western continenthas remained almost at a standstill. Comparatively little was accurately recorded of thehabits, customs and religion, or of the political and social life of the more civilizedAmerican races when the conquering Spaniards first came in contact with them, andnext to nothing is known of their past history or the origin of their civilization. So far is this the case that it is still a matter of dispute whether Montezuma was abiol. , Archeeol., December 1888. 2 INTEODUCTIOX. great hereditary emperor or merely the elected head of a communal household, andwhether the Mayas derived their culture from the Nahuas, or the Nahuas from theMayas, or whether both inherited it from
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