The Lost Cities of the Mayas: The Life, Art and Discoveries of Frederick CatherwoodIn 1839 Frederick Catherwood and John Lloyd Stephens climbed the steps of the Mayan pyramids of the lost city, Copan. This text reconstructs the two expeditions they made into Mayan territory, with historical and architectural annotations, and Catherwood's illustrations for Stephens travel diaries. |
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... jungle left from the small village on the shores of the crystal clear lake . Stephens , Catherwood and Augustin loaded their victuals and equipment onto mules and beaded off towards the unknown with four Indian escorts . There was ...
... jungle left from the small village on the shores of the crystal clear lake . Stephens , Catherwood and Augustin loaded their victuals and equipment onto mules and beaded off towards the unknown with four Indian escorts . There was ...
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... jungle , the people that had populated the jungle for a period much earlier than the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors . Unfortunately , three bundred years of foreign domination had reduced the proud Maya " to the condition of ...
... jungle , the people that had populated the jungle for a period much earlier than the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors . Unfortunately , three bundred years of foreign domination had reduced the proud Maya " to the condition of ...
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... jungle had nearly killed him , it still bid its secrets . It was a challenge he could not refuse . Stephens had already pocketed a considerable sum from the sales of his new book ( his contract had guaranteed him a net profit of one ...
... jungle had nearly killed him , it still bid its secrets . It was a challenge he could not refuse . Stephens had already pocketed a considerable sum from the sales of his new book ( his contract had guaranteed him a net profit of one ...
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The Lost Cities of the Mayas: The Life, Art, and Discoveries of Frederick ... Fabio Bourbon No preview available - 2000 |
The Lost Cities of the Mayas: The Life, Art, and Discoveries of Frederick ... Fabio Boubon No preview available - 1999 |
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