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James Gay Sawkins letters and enclosure : Washington, D.C. : ALS, 1854 Nov. 18 and 1854 Nov. 22.
BANC MSS M-M 522LOCAL
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Title:
James Gay Sawkins letters and enclosure: Washington, D.C. : ALS, 1854 Nov. 18 and 1854 Nov. 22Creator/Contributor:
Sawkins, James Gay, 1806-1876, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Mayer, Branz, 1809-1879Abstract:
Two letters addressed to Brantz Mayer in Baltimore, describing the tombs and temple at Mitla, Mexico, as seen by Sawkins in
1837. This material was utilized in Mayer's Observations on Mexican History and Archaeology ... (Washington, Smithsonian Institution,
1856).
Date:
1854 (issued)Subject:
n-mx---Zapotec Indians
Zapotèques
Antiquities
Zapotec Indians
San Pablo Villa de Mitla (Mexico)
Mexico -- Antiquities
Mexique -- Antiquités
Mexico
Mexico -- San Pablo Villa de Mitla
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Also available on microfilm.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.
Physical Description:
print
11 pages ; 22-28 cm
partial microfilm reel (10 exposures) : negative (Rich. 416:3) and positive
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS M-M 522LOCAL