ARCHITECTURE, RESTORATION, AND IMAGING OF THE MAYA CITIES OF UXMAL, KABAH, SAYIL, AND LABNÁ
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1843 Stephens and Catherwood

All the illustrations of Uxmal, Kabah, Sayil, and Labná in the first edition of John L. Stephens, Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, 2 vols. (New York, Harper & Brothers, 1843; these images from a 1847 printing). These prints closely reproduce the highly accurate drawings done on site by Frederick Catherwood in 1841-42. I have scanned these from a copy in the University of Puget Sound Library, with appreciation.

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Vol.I, facing p.391: "Kabah. Interior of Centre Room 1st Casa / F. Catherwood, M. Osborne".
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Vol.I, facing p.392: "Kabah. Alamo or Elm Tree growing out of back of 1st Casa / F. Catherwood D., Anderson Sc."
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Vol.I, facing p.397: "Kabah. Front of Casa No.2 / F. Catherwood Del. / Jordan & Halpin. Sc."
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Vol.I, facing p.398: "Kabah. 3rd Casa. No.2. / F Catherwood, M Osborne".
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Vol.I, p.400: "Kabah. Arch, disconnected from every other structure".
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Vol.I, facing p.405: "Kabah. Carved Beam of Sapote Wood. / F. Catherwood., A Jones Sc." Building of  the Red Hands, lintel removed from other doorway, shown here propped up on end for drawing.
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Detail of carved lintel in drawing above, far-right; 2 beams, the one at right split in 2; an elaborately garbed royal figure standing on a serpent.
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Vol.I, p.410: Kabah, structure near Building of the Red Hands; stucco ornament on end wall of interior room, "painted, the colours being still bright and vivid".
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Vol.I, facing p.412: "Kabah. Figure on jamb of Doorway. / F. Catherwood., A Jones"; from an unpretentious building near Building of the Red Hands.
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Vol.I, facing p.405: "Kabah. Figure on jamb of Doorway. / F. Catherwood., A Jones"; from an unpretentious building near Building of the Red Hands.
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Vol.I, p.430: Uxmal. "Arch at Monjas" showing "how near an approach was made to the real principle on which the arch is constructed".
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Vol.I, p.431: "Entrance to the great Pyramid at Gizeh is somewhat similar in form to the arches found in Yucatan".
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