English translation, The Ancient Cities of the New World, 1887, by Mmes. Gonino and Conant); a romance, (1888); (1890); and (1903). He translated Hernán Cortés's letters into French, with the title Lettres de Fernand Cortès à Charles Quint sur la découverte et la conquête du Mexique (1896). He elaborated a theory of Toltec migrations and considered the prehistoric Mexican to be of Asiatic origin, because of supposed observed similarities to Japanese architecture, Chinese decoration, Malaysian language and Cambodian dress, and so on. References External links Works available at Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France Photographs and prints of Uxmal and Kabah by Charnay (Reed College, Portland, Oregon) Ruines du Mexique et Types Mexicains From the Collections at the Library of Congress Les Anciennes Villes du Nouveau Monde From the Collections of the Library of Congress 1828 births 1915 deaths People from Rhône (department) French archaeologists French photographers Mayanists French Mesoamericanists Mesoamerican archaeologists Mesoamerican artists 19th-century Mesoamericanists