Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan

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"Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan" is a classic 19th-century travel narrative and archaeological account in which John Lloyd Stephens, with illustrations by Frederick Catherwood, documents his explorations of ancient Maya sites in Mesoamerica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century book
archaeological account
non-fiction book
travel book
author John Lloyd Stephens
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts Copán
Palenque
Uxmal
ancient Maya ruins
other Maya archaeological sites
describes colonial-era towns and landscapes in Mesoamerica
indigenous communities of Central America
fieldOfWork Mesoamerican studies
genre archaeology literature
travel literature
hasFormat book
hasIllustrationsBy Frederick Catherwood
hasSequel Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
hasSubject archaeological discovery
exploration
travel narrative
historicalContext early exploration of Maya ruins by foreigners
illustratedBy Frederick Catherwood
illustrator Frederick Catherwood
influenced development of Mesoamerican archaeology
public awareness of Maya civilization in the 19th century
language English
literaryPeriod Victorian era
mainSubject Central America
Chiapas
Maya civilization
Mesoamerican archaeology
Yucatán Peninsula
mediaType print
notableFor accurate architectural drawings of Maya sites
detailed narrative of exploration
numberOfVolumes 2
publicationDate 1841
publisher Harper & Brothers
setting Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
timePeriodDescribed 1839–1840
writtenBy John Lloyd Stephens

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John Lloyd Stephens notableWork Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan follows Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan relatedWork Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan relatedWork Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Illustrations for Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan associatedWork Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
Illustrations for Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan documentedIn Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan