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Description	English: Stucco relief at the Palace, Maya ruins at Palenque, as drawn by Ricardo Almendáriz at the time of the Del Rio expedition in 1787. On the right, a recent photo of the same relief. Français : Relief en stuc du palais, ruines Maya de Palenque, dessiné par Ricardo Almendáriz lors de l'expédition Del Rio de 1787. Sur le droite, une photo de l'état actuel du relief est visible.
Date	1787
Source	Library of Congress
Author	Ricardo Almendáriz

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Author	Library of Congress
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time	18:19, 4 November 2009
Colour space	Uncalibrated

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