Research Catalog

Title

Incidents of travel in Yucatan / by John L. Stephens ; illustrated by 120 engravings.

Author

Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.

Publication

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1843.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Catherwood, Frederick.
• Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

Description

2 v. : ill. (some fold.), maps, plans; 23 cm.

Alternative Title

Incidents of travel

Subject

• Mayas > Antiquities
• Stephens, John L., 1805-1852 > Travel > Yucatán
• Yucatán (Mexico : State) > Antiquities
• Yucatán (Mexico : State) > Description and travel

Genre/Form

Travel.

Note

• "The descriptions are accompanied by full illustrations from Daguerreotype views and drawings taken on the spot by Mr. Catherwood, and the engravings were executed under his personal superintendence"--v.1, p. iv.

Indexed In (note)

• Sabin,

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Volume I: Embarcation -- Housekeeping -- An old friend -- Political state of Yucatán -- Daguerreotype apparatus -- Departure from Merida -- An accident -- Perplexities -- Journey to Jalacho -- Sunday -- Superintending Indians -- Means by which the city was supplied with water -- Another ruined city -- Departure from Ticul -- Attacks from fever and ague -- Ruins of Nophat -- Ruins of Kabah.
• Volume II: Departure from Nohcacab -- Visit to a ruined building near Chack -- Ruins of Labna -- Search for ruined cities continued -- Journey to the rancho of Nohcacab -- Bull-fights -- Return to Nohcacab -- Journey to Bolonchen -- Departure from Bolonchen -- Departure from Labphak -- End of journey in this direction -- Journey resumed -- Rancho of Jalal -- Village of San Jose -- Buying a wardrobe -- Departure from Mani -- Plan of the ruins -- Departure from Chichen -- Departure -- A crippled dog -- Search for the canoa -- Discovery of a building -- Port of Silan -- Departure for Merida -- A senote -- Departure.

LCCN

^^^02007393^

OCLC

826139

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library