The pyramid of Cholula, photograph, reproduction, page, inscription: 'West side, as Humboldt saw it about 1803.', Mexico, after print by Humboldt, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, Humboldt, photographer, after print by, North America, paper, albumen print, height 92 mm x width 151 mm, Photo after page 156., church (exterior), quadrangular pyramid, Great Pyramid of Cholula, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, A wide sepia-toned landscape showing a stepped pyramidal mound at the center surrounded by flat agricultural terraces and distant mountain ranges under a pale sky, with scattered palm trees and shrubs in the foreground, a small group of people standing near the lower left edge with one seated figure nearby, a line of animals being led across the middle ground, and a few small buildings visible near the right shoreline.
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The pyramid of Cholula, photograph, reproduction, page, inscription: 'West side, as Humboldt saw it about 1803.', Mexico, after print by Humboldt, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, Humboldt, photographer, after print by, North America, paper, albumen print, height 92 mm x width 151 mm, Photo after page 156., church (exterior), quadrangular pyramid, Great Pyramid of Cholula, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, A wide sepia-toned landscape showing a stepped pyramidal mound at the center surrounded by flat agricultural terraces and distant mountain ranges under a pale sky, with scattered palm trees and shrubs in the foreground, a small group of people standing near the lower left edge with one seated figure nearby, a line of animals being led across the middle ground, and a few small buildings visible near the right shoreline.

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pyramid Cholula photograph reproduction page inscription West side Humboldt saw 1803 Mexico print Humboldt c 1870 - 1880 photographer North America paper albumen print height 92 mm x width 151 mm Photo page 156 church exterior quadrangular pyramid Great Pyramid Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios wide sepia-toned landscape showing stepped pyramidal mound center surrounded flat agricultural terraces distant mountain ranges under pale sky scattered palm trees shrubs foreground small group people standing near lower left edge seated figure nearby line animals led across middle ground small buildings visible near right shoreline

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