Note sur les limites des civilisations de l'isthme américain ... [etc.]

Description
Lithograph of a manuscript containing one work on the Indians of Costa Rica and Nicaragua; one work on the petroglyphs of Panama; and one work on the ornamentation of the teeth by Indians of Mexico and Central America. Plates of sketches to accompany the article on petroglyphs follow the third work.
Alternate Title
Limite des civilisations dans l'isthme américain; pétroglyphes; notes antropologiques
Creator
Pinart, A. L. (Alphonse Louis), 1852-1911
Form
manuscripts (documents)
Manuscripts, French
Date
1890
Language
French
Subject
Guaymi Indians
Petroglyphs -- Central America
Teeth -- Mutilation
Indians of Central America -- Costa Rica
Indians of Central America
Petroglyphs
Indians of Central America -- Nicaragua
Indians of Central America -- Panama
Geographic Subject
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Panama
Central America
Collection
Berendt-Brinton Linguistic Collection
Extent
20 leaves : paper ; 330 x 212 mm
Notes
Ms. gathering.
Title from caption title (f. 1r).
This was the third of ten manuscripts and facsimiles formerly bound together, now disbound (Item 205-Item 214).
Script: Original in the hand of A. L. Pinart.
Origin: Original written in Paris in 1890.
French.
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3xw4864s
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 700 Item 207
Provenance
From the collection of Daniel Garrison Brinton.
Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899, former owner.
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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