Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan

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Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan is a 19th-century illustrated volume documenting Maya ruins and other archaeological sites in Mexico and Central America through detailed lithographs and travel narratives.

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instanceOf archaeological publication
illustrated book
travel narrative
author Frederick Catherwood NERFINISHED
basedOn Frederick Catherwood’s expeditions with John Lloyd Stephens
centuryOfPublication 19th century
conservationStatus held in major research libraries and special collections
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts architectural details of Maya temples
hieroglyphic inscriptions
stelae and sculptures
documents Copán NERFINISHED
Maya ruins
Palenque NERFINISHED
Uxmal NERFINISHED
ancient monuments in Chiapas
ancient monuments in Yucatán
other Maya sites
field Mesoamerican archaeology
art history
format folio
genre archaeological illustration
travel literature
hasDigitalVersion various online library collections
hasPart accompanying text descriptions
lithographic plates
hasReprints 20th-century facsimile editions
illustrationTechnique hand-colored lithography
influenced 19th-century European understanding of Maya civilization
language English
mediaType print
notableFor accuracy of archaeological drawings
early visual record of Maya sites
numberOfPlates 25
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationYear 1844
publisher F. Catherwood NERFINISHED
relatedWork Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan NERFINISHED
subject Maya civilization NERFINISHED
archaeological sites in Central America
archaeological sites in Mexico
targetAudience scholars and educated public of the 19th century
timePeriodDepicted pre-Columbian era

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Frederick Catherwood notableWork Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan