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Revisiting
Frederick Catherwood’s Cities of the Maya
Frederick Catherwood, English architect, illustrator, and adventurer, accompanied John Lloyd Stephens across Central America to explore and document Maya ruins (1839-1840 and 1841-1842). In this exhibit we revisit some of his works and compare them to images from our archives. Note the site changes over time from excavations, reconstruction, and tourism; and see the influence of Catherwood’s ideas and methodologies in modern archaeology.
Content Navigation
- Camera Lucida, Lithographs, and Site Documentation in the 1840s
- Political Climate and Reception in Central America
- Copán, Honduras (1839-1840)
- Quiriguá, Guatemala (1839-1840)
- Palenque, México (1839-1840)
- Uxmal, México (1839-1840 and 1841-1842)
- Labná, México (1841-1842)
- Chichén Itzá, México (1841-1842)
- Tulum, México (1841-1842)
- References
- Colouring Book
