Illustration 1. A prehistoric earthwork in Greenup County, Kentucky, from Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848) by Ephraim G. Squier and Edwin H. Davis (82).

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Illustration 2. Front and profile views of a sandstone effigy reportedly found in Belmont County, Ohio, from Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (251).

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Illustration 3. Plan of a prehistoric stone foundation on Noyer Creek in Missouri from American Antiquities, and Discoveries in the West (1833) by Josiah Priest frontpiece).

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Illustration 4. Romantically influenced rendering of mounds in the U.S. interior from Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (21).

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Illustration 5. Depictions of prehistoric bone weapons found in New York State from Aboriginal Monuments of the State of New York (1849) by Ephraim G. Squier (79).

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