Copan, Honduras, 1916
date: label: Date Range
content: 1916
label: Start Date
content: 1916
label: End Date
content: 1916
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field notes and drawings document William Holmes' field work at the Mayan ruins at Copan [Copán], Honduras, during 1916. Notes are recorded on loose sheets of paper, and contain notes that relate to numbered locations across the deserted settlement. Many of the notes are field drawings with extensive annotations relating to sculptures, specific structures, as well as sections of the settlement, and includes oblique and aerial views. There are also sketches of surrounding terrain. Many of the notes relate to the East Court.
place: label: Place
content: Honduras
label: Place
content: Copán
topic: label: Topic
content: Anthropology
label: Topic
content: Archaeology
label: Topic
content: Geology
label: Topic
content: Mayan art
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007084
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Illustrations
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 3 Folder 5