Author: Stephens, John Lloyd.
Title: Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. Vol. 1.
Description: New York : Dover, 1974. Reprint 1841-edition. Paperback. [8],424 pp. With plates by Frederick Catherwood. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - John Lloyd Stephens (1805-1852) was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. Stephens was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America and in the planning of the Panama railroad. Stephens read with interest early accounts of ruined cities of Mesoamerica by such writers and explorers as Alexander von Humboldt and Juan Galindo. In 1839, President Martin Van Buren commissioned Stephens as Special Ambassador to Central America. While there, the government of the Federal Republic of Central America fell apart, in a civil war. He later published an account of the events he witnessed in Central America, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán. ISBN 9780486224046.
Keywords: ANTHROPOLOGY, Inca South America
Title: Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. Vol. 1.
Description: New York : Dover, 1974. Reprint 1841-edition. Paperback. [8],424 pp. With plates by Frederick Catherwood. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - John Lloyd Stephens (1805-1852) was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. Stephens was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America and in the planning of the Panama railroad. Stephens read with interest early accounts of ruined cities of Mesoamerica by such writers and explorers as Alexander von Humboldt and Juan Galindo. In 1839, President Martin Van Buren commissioned Stephens as Special Ambassador to Central America. While there, the government of the Federal Republic of Central America fell apart, in a civil war. He later published an account of the events he witnessed in Central America, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán. ISBN 9780486224046.
Keywords: ANTHROPOLOGY, Inca South America
Price: EUR 10.00 = appr. US$ 10.87 Seller: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag
- Book number: %23285171
- Book number: %23285171