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The Lost Cities of the Mayas: The Life, Art, and Discoveries of Frederick Catherwood

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In reading the The Lost Cities of the Mayas : The Life, Art, and Discoveries of Frederick Catherwood by Fabio Bourbon, one must first take in and enjoy the full folio size color reproductions of Catherwood's engravings and drawings. The vast aray of sumptous images and the clear and concise text that takes you on an adventure through the life of Frederick Catherwood, the first real Indiana Jones is a joy to read and imagine! Oh to have lived in the 19th c. and been on the first real archaeological journey through mexico and central america, documenting the opening up of an ancient civilization to the world. A must for the adventure reader and explorer.

Fans of Stephens and Catherwood should very much enjoy this volume. Catherwood is neither featured - nor ignored - in Stephens' "Incidents of Travel in Yucatan" set - their travels together being the source of most of the included drawings. This book, however, focuses not only on Catherwood's intriguing artwork, but reveals a good deal about the life of the man himself. Especially considering the price, this book is not only a must for those interested in the Mayan civilization, but also for the story of one of the first white men to discover and document this great culture for the rest of the world.

Well written, informative and spectacular reproductions of his excellent drawings from his travels in Central America. Well worth the price.

The Lost Cities of the Mayas follows the life of Frederick Catherwood, the artist whose fabulous paintings of Maya cities and sculptures ignited interest in the Maya in Europe and the U.S. In addition to the interesting story, the reader gets to see many of the famous drawings and prints, all carefully reprinted in large format. Some of his drawings were so accurate that modern scholars can use them to read glyphs that have now become unreadable from exposure to the elements.

This is a good book for someone just learning about the Maya or for the seriously addicted Mayanist.

A very well done, review of the life of Frederick Catherwood, as well as an excellent description of the mid 19th centuries London, Paris, and New York. The efforts of the first archeological efforts, and how were the must important archeological discoveries at that time. With the beautyful work and potraits of Catherwood

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