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THE MAYAS,
THE SOURCES OF THEIR HISTORY.
DR. LE PLONGEON IN YUCATAN,
HIS ACCOUNT OF DISCOVERIES.
BY STEPHEN SALISBURY, JR.
From Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, of
April 26, 1876, and April 25, 1877.
PRIVATELY PRINTED.
WORCESTER:
PRESS OF CHARLES HAMILTON.
1877.
WITH THE RESPECTS OF THE WRITER.