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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeological publication
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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
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hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ stelae and sculptures ⓘ |
| documents |
Copán
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Maya ruins ⓘ Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient monuments in Chiapas ⓘ ancient monuments in Yucatán ⓘ other Maya sites ⓘ |
| field |
Mesoamerican archaeology
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art history ⓘ |
| format | folio ⓘ |
| genre |
archaeological illustration
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travel literature ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | various online library collections ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accompanying text descriptions
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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
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early visual record of Maya sites ⓘ |
| numberOfPlates | 25 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationYear | 1844 ⓘ |
| publisher | F. Catherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Maya civilization
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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
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