Incidents of Travel in Yucatan Volumes 1 and 2 (Annotated, Illustrated)


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In 1839, John Lloyd Stephens was appointed by the president to be Special Ambassador to Central America. While his political mission was doomed from the start due to an expansive civil war, his rediscovery of ancient civilizations would captivate the world towards the previously overlooked Mayan culture.




Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan


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Incidents of Travel in Yucatan


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Incidents of Travel in Yucatan: Illustrated by 120 Engravings: In Two Volumes;


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Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol 2


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Volume 2 of two-volume set. Classic (1843) exploration of jungles of Yucatan, looking for evidences of Maya civilization. Extensive accounts of 44 Maya sites as well as of Yucatan folkways, manners, dress, ceremonies, amusements — all of which makes this a great travel book. Total in set: 127 engravings. 1 map.




Incidents of Travel in Yucatan: Volume I and II - Complete (Yucatan Peninsula History) (Hardcover)


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Both volumes of John Lloyd Stephens epic accounts of the Yucatan are united in this single volume, complete with over 100 illustrations of encounters on his journeys in Central America. Prior to the 1840s, when J. L. Stephens published this superb account of his explorations, the Yucatan was only crudely charted by Western explorers. Yet their descriptions of the odd ruins and beautiful landscape intrigued the young John Lloyd Stephens, who spent years yearning to explore and better chart the faraway lands. After a number of years spent traversing Europe and Egypt, Stephens was in 1839 commissioned as a Special Ambassador to the Central Americas. Accompanied by his friend, the architect and draughtsman Frederick Catherwood, Stephens set off for the wilderness of the Yucatan, landing in what is today Belize. It wasn't long before the pair encountered the first Mayan ruins: the city of Copan. Captivated by the unique architecture and distinctive cultural remnants, the two pressed further inland.