Maudslay
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By the 1890s, Alfred Maudslay, an English explorer, was compiling the first comprehensive catalog of Maya buildings, monuments and inscriptions in the major known cities, and the first excavations were under way.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Maudslay was full of quaint maxims and remarks, the result of much shrewdness, keen observation, and great experience.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel
The first, in his opinion, was that of Henry Maudslay, of London.
From Thrift by Smiles, Samuel
Mr. Maudslay has pointed out that on stelæ from Copan and Quirigua a profusion of analogous curved signs occurs also in connection with serpents' heads.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia
A proof that two distinct castes of rulers existed and were respectively associated with the northern and southern regions of the capital is furnished by a circumstance communicated to me by Mr. Maudslay.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia
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