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Same section of frieze, also drawn by Catherwood. In this more glamorized chromolithograph, Catherwood has slightly straightened and restored the structure. A few details are more accurate than in his print at left.
Chromolithograph in Frederick Catherwood, Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, 1844. Based on Catherwood’s 1839-42 on-site drawing. This image scanned from a 35mm slide taken from the copy in the AMNH (RF-13-K). Reproduced Courtesy of The Library, Special Collecitons, American Museum of Natural History.