Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan

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"Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan" is a classic 19th-century travel narrative and archaeological account in which John Lloyd Stephens, with illustrations by Frederick Catherwood, documents his explorations of ancient Maya sites in Mesoamerica.

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instanceOf 19th-century book
archaeological account
non-fiction book
travel book
author John Lloyd Stephens NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Copán NERFINISHED
Palenque NERFINISHED
Uxmal NERFINISHED
ancient Maya ruins
other Maya archaeological sites
describes colonial-era towns and landscapes in Mesoamerica
indigenous communities of Central America
fieldOfWork Mesoamerican studies
genre archaeology literature
travel literature
hasFormat book
hasIllustrationsBy Frederick Catherwood NERFINISHED
hasSequel Incidents of Travel in Yucatan NERFINISHED
hasSubject archaeological discovery
exploration
travel narrative
historicalContext early exploration of Maya ruins by foreigners
illustratedBy Frederick Catherwood NERFINISHED
illustrator Frederick Catherwood NERFINISHED
influenced development of Mesoamerican archaeology
public awareness of Maya civilization in the 19th century
language English
literaryPeriod Victorian era
mainSubject Central America NERFINISHED
Chiapas NERFINISHED
Maya civilization
Mesoamerican archaeology
Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED
mediaType print
notableFor accurate architectural drawings of Maya sites
detailed narrative of exploration
numberOfVolumes 2
publicationDate 1841
publisher Harper & Brothers NERFINISHED
setting Guatemala NERFINISHED
Honduras NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
timePeriodDescribed 1839–1840
writtenBy John Lloyd Stephens NERFINISHED

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John Lloyd Stephens notableWork Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan