Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Troano Manuscript and Le Plongeon’s Mu Interpretation
Stacked registers of figures, vessels and glyph blocks occupy a narrow manuscript page. Le Plongeon presents the image as an account of Mu’s destruction within his speculative reading of the Troano manuscript.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Troano Manuscript and Le Plongeon’s Mu Interpretation" [editorial title]. In Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx, Augustus Le Plongeon. 1900 historical edition, 1900, Published by the author. Source scan leaf 335. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0537-0335
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The historical source proposes speculative ancient geography or cultural connections. Reproducing its images does not establish its claims about Atlantis, Lemuria or relationships among ancient cultures.
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Illustrator not identified. The Troano Manuscript and Le Plongeon’s Mu Interpretation. Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx. Scan leaf 335. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0537-0335