Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
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Incidents of Travel in Yucatan is a 19th-century travel narrative and archaeological work by John Lloyd Stephens that documents his explorations of ancient Maya ruins in the Yucatán Peninsula.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological work
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non-fiction book ⓘ travel book ⓘ |
| author | John Lloyd Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes | explorations of Maya archaeological sites ⓘ |
| describesSite |
Chichén Itzá
NERFINISHED
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Kabáh NERFINISHED ⓘ Labná NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayapán NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayil NERFINISHED ⓘ Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
Maya architecture
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Maya cities ⓘ Maya inscriptions ⓘ Maya sculpture ⓘ ancient Maya ruins ⓘ |
| follows | Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
archaeology
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travel literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat | two-volume book ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Frederick Catherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I of Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
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Volume II of Incidents of Travel in Yucatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early exploration of Maya sites before systematic archaeology ⓘ |
| illustrator | Frederick Catherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
public interest in Mesoamerican archaeology
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subsequent Maya studies ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | F1435 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed engravings of Maya monuments
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early documentation of Maya ruins ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Maya civilization
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Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
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