Stephens John Lloyd, John Lloyd Stephens

Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan - Volume 2

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A detailed description of ancient Mayan sites, first published in 1841, which kindled Victorian interest in the Maya civilisation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 550
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 767g
• ISBN-13: 9781108017299
• ISBN-10: 1108017290
• Artikelnr.: 30363759

Inhaltsangabe

1. Visit to the volcano of Masaya
2. Beautiful plain
3. Journey to San Salvador
4. Contributions
5. Approach of Carrera's forces
6. Visit from General Morazon
7. Ruins of Quirigua
8. Reception at the Government House
9. Journey continued
10. Lake of Atitan
11. Interior of a convent
12. Quezaltenango
13. Journey continued
14. Comfortable lodgings
15. Parting
16. A wild country
17. Preparations for visiting the ruins
18. Precautions against the attacks of Moschetoes
19. A voice from the ruins
20. Plan of the ruins
21. Departure from the ruins
22. Embarcation
23. Laguna
24. Journey resumed
25. Ruins of Uxmal
26. Exploration finished
27. Journey to Merida.