Frederick Catherwood

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Frederick Catherwood was a 19th-century English artist, architect, and explorer renowned for his detailed drawings and documentation of ancient Maya ruins in Central America.

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instanceOf architect
artist
engraver
explorer
illustrator
person
activeInCentury 19th century
birthDate 1799-02-27
birthPlace England
Hoxton
London, England
surface form: London
causeOfDeath shipwreck
collaboratedWith John Lloyd Stephens
deathDate 1854-09-27
diedIn Atlantic Ocean
documentedSite Chichén Itzá
Copán
Palenque
Quiriguá
Tulum
Uxmal
education Royal Academy Schools
surface form: Royal Academy Schools (informal association)
explored Maya ruins in Chiapas
Maya ruins in Guatemala
Maya ruins in Honduras
Maya ruins in Yucatán
field archaeological illustration
architecture
drawing
knownFor detailed drawings of ancient Maya ruins
documentation of Maya archaeological sites in Central America
illustrations of John Lloyd Stephens’s travel books
use of camera lucida in site recording
name Frederick Catherwood self-link
nationality British
notableWork Illustrations for Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Illustrations for Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
surface form: Illustrations for Incidents of Travel in Yucatan

Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan
occupation architect
artist
draughtsman
explorer
traveledTo Egypt
Greece
Jerusalem
workedIn Central America
London, England
surface form: London

Middle East
New York City

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Palenque earlyExplorer Frederick Catherwood
Uxmal illustratedBy Frederick Catherwood
John Lloyd Stephens collaboratedWith Frederick Catherwood
Frederick Catherwood name Frederick Catherwood self-link
Labná documentedBy Frederick Catherwood
Kabah surveyedBy Frederick Catherwood