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Title: The Maya Chronicles
Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1

Author: Various

Editor: Daniel G. Brinton

Release Date: December 28, 2006 [EBook #20205]

Language: English

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Transcriber's Note

A number of typographical errors and inconsistencies have been
maintained in this version of this book. They have been marked with a
[TN-#], which refers to a description in the complete list found at the
end of the text. One error that was corrected is also listed at the end
of the text.

Oe ligatures used in the original text have been expanded. The following
codes are used for characters that are not able to be represented in the
text format used for this version of the book.

[c] small open o
[C] capital open o
[=h] h with stroke
[)o] o with breve
[)u] u with breve
[k] tresillo

LIBRARY

OF

ABORIGINAL AMERICAN
LITERATURE.

No. 1.

EDITED BY

D. G. BRINTON

BRINTON'S LIBRARY OF
ABORIGINAL AMERICAN LITERATURE.
NUMBER 1.

THE
MAYA CHRONICLES.

EDITED BY
DANIEL G. BRINTON

AMS PRESS
NEW YORK

Reprinted from the edition of 1882, Philadelphia
First AMS EDITION published 1969
Manufactured in the United States of America

Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 70-83457

AMS PRESS, INC.
New York, N.Y. 10003

TO THE MEMORY
OF
CARL HERMANN BERENDT, M.D.,

WHOSE LONG AND EARNEST DEVOTION TO THE ETHNOLOGY
AND LINGUISTICS OF AMERICA HAS MADE THIS WORK
POSSIBLE, AND WHOSE UNTIMELY DEATH HAS
LOST TO AMERICAN SCHOLARS RESULTS
OF FAR GREATER IMPORTANCE,

THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED.