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    Volume 2
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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    07 September 2011
    26 August 2010
    ISBN:
    9780511700545
    9781108017299
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511700545
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.69kg, 550 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Archaeology of The Americas, Area Studies, Latin American Studies, American Studies, Archaeology: General Interest, Asian Studies, History, Archaeology, Latin American History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
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    Subjects:
    Archaeology of The Americas, Area Studies, Latin American Studies, American Studies, Archaeology: General Interest, Asian Studies, History, Archaeology, Latin American History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
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    John Lloyd Stephens (1805–1852) was an American politician, explorer and writer who is renowned for his pioneering research into the ancient Maya civilisation of Central America. In 1839 Stephens was appointed a Special Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Central America (modern Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador). First published in 1841, this two-volume work is an account of his travels in 1839 and 1840, visiting and recording ancient Mayan sites. Stephens describes Copán, Palenque and forty-two other ancient sites and includes over fifty illustrations drawn by his travelling companion Frederick Catherwood (1799–1854), a professional architect. Although earlier accounts of Mayan ruins had been published, Stephens' vivid descriptions and Catherwood's meticulous drawings were far more detailed and accurate than previous reports, and kindled Victorian interest in the ancient Maya civilisation. Volume 2 focuses on Palenque, Uxmal and other Mayan sites.

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