Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley

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English: Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848) by the Americans Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis is a landmark in American scientific research, the study of the prehistoric indigenous mound builders of North America, and the early development of archaeology as a scientific discipline. It was the first publication by the Smithsonian Institution. The book had 306 pages, 48 lithographed maps and plates, and 207 wood engravings.

Plates I to X

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Plates XI to XX

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Plates XXI to XXX

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Plates XXXI to XL

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Plates XLI to XLVIII

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Engravings

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As well as the 48 lithograph plates, the book contained 207 woodcut engravings.

Unidentified plates and engravings

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These images on Wikimedia Commons have been associated with Squier and Davis, but are not yet attributed to a particular plate or engraving from Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley.