The Indians And Aboriginal Ruins Near Chachapoyas in Northern Peru (Explorations made in 1893 under the patronage of the late Mr. Henry Villard, to the memory of whom this monograph is respectfully dedicated)

Original Very Good 1907 First Edition 51 pp. B/W drawings illustrations Narration by Adolph Francis Bandelier in 1893 to Northern Peru to Chachapoyas. A place as as mysterious in 2025 as it was in 1893. NOT a reprint. A fortress and people in rivalry with the Incas. There homes were round like the Celts in Europe as the Inca were rectangle. The fortified town of Kuelap was said to be as wildly founded by Carthage or be Celtic warriors. Otherwise the Spanish were as mystified as the various pre-Columbian tribes in east and west of the northern Ande Mountains. The mysticism, the Coca, Smoke and Witchcraft were a mystery as well..Many detailed drawings and clear descriptions by the rational Bandelier. This clean original copy free of underlined was withdrawn from Nebraska State Historical Society. One small closed page tear. Tight binding. Bound in hard boards original edition. Signed on Cover board A. E. Shult March, 1908. Rare First Edition. See all our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans. First Edition. Title: The Indians And Aboriginal Ruins Near Chachapoyas in Northern Peru (Explorations made in 1893 under the patronage of the late Mr. Henry Villard, to the memory of whom this monograph is respectfully dedicated) Author Name: Adolph Francis Bandelier Edition: First American.Edition Illustrator: B/W Drawings and Photographs Location Published: New York, 1907 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good Categories: Pre-Columbus Voyages/Ancient America/ Mound Builder/ Rock Art, North American Folklore and Supernatural, Maya/Pueblo/Inca, General /Poetry/Music/Food/Travel/Art/Theatre/Fiction, Spanish Colonial California and the Mystical Southwest Seller ID: 9000530100112920679 Keywords: chachapoyas northern peru kuelap cuzco kuelap fortress