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Lewis, Theodore Hayes (b.1856). - The Effigy Mounds of Buffalo Lake, Marquette County, Wisconsin. (Offprint from the American Antiquarian, March, 1891).

Title: The Effigy Mounds of Buffalo Lake, Marquette County, Wisconsin. (Offprint from the American Antiquarian, March, 1891).
Description: [St. Paul, MN]: [no publisher noted], 1890. 1890. [St. Paul, MN]: [no publisher noted], 1890. 1890. Very good. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed self-wrappers. 3 pages, with the last one blank. Illustrated with a diagram. Folded twice horizontally. Very good. First separate edition. Signed in print on page 5: "T.H. Lewis / St. Paul, Minn. December [18,] 1890." Theodore H. Lewis was the first archaeologist to systematically survey and record archaeological sites in Minnesota. Between 1883 and 1895 Lewis surveyed more than 12,000 mounds in Minnesota, Canada and surrounding states. His research formed the basis of knowledge about petroglyphs, incised boulders, burial mounds and cave art in Minnesota. RARE. Very good .

Keywords: THE EFFIGY MOUNDS OF BUFFALO LAKE, MARQUETTE COUNTY, WISCONSIN; BUFFALO LAKE; MARQUETTE COUNTY; THEODORE HAYES LEWIS; MOUNDS; WISCONSIN; ILLUSTRATION; DIAGRAM; FOX RIVER VALLEY; INDIANS; NATIVE AMERICANS; MOUND BUILDERS; EARTHWORKS; TUMULI OF LAPHAM; LONG

Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 98787

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