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of valuable essays by the German scholars Seler, Schellhas Förstemann, &c.

Many of the above works deal with Central America as well as with Mexico proper.

Central America


 * Historia de Yucathan. 1688. Very scarce.


 * Relacion de Cosas de Yucatan. Paris, 1836. Translation by Brasseur.


 * Antiquités Mexicaines. Paris, 1834-36.


 * Biologia Centrali-Americana. Publication proceeding. Contains many excellent sketches of ruins, &c.


 * The PopolVuh. London, 1908.

Peru


 * Peru: its Former and Present Civilisation, &c. London 1908.


 * History of Peru. Chicago, 1892.


 * History of the Conquest of Peru. 3 vols. Philadelphia, 1868.


 * Peru: Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas. London, 1877.


 * Reisen durch Südamerika. 5 vols. Leipsic, 1866 68. Travels in Peru. London, 1847.


 * Royal Commentaries oj the Incas, 1609. Hakluyt Society's Publications.

In seeking the original sources of Peruvian history we must refer to the early Spanish historians who visited the country, either at the period of the conquest or immediately subsequent to it. From those Spaniards who wrote at a time not far distant from that event we have gained much valuable knowledge concerning the contemporary condition of Peru, and a description of the principal works of these pioneers will materially assist the reader who is bent on pursuing the study of Peruvian antiquities.

Pedro de Cieza de Leon composed a geographical account of Peru in 1554, devoting the latter part of his chronicle to the subject of the Inca civilisation. This work has been translated into English Rh