Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan ... - 9781108017299

Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and YucatanAuthor(s): John Lloyd Stephens\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108017299, 978-1108017299\nSynopsis\nJohn Lloyd Stephens [tel] 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 Copn, Palenque and forty-two other ancient sites and includes over fifty illustrations drawn by his travelling companion Frederick Catherwood [tel], a professional architect. Although earlier accounts of Mayan ruins had been published, Stephens' vivid desc.