Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan

by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood

John Lloyd Stephens (1805-1852) was an American politician, explorer and writer who is renowned for his pioneering research into the ancient Maya civilisation of Central America. In 1839 Stephens was appointed a Special Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Central America (modern Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador). First published in 1841, this two-volume work is an account of his travels in 1839 and 1840, visiting and recording...

• Format: Printed Access Code
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0511700547
• ISBN13: 9780511700545
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press