Palenque, Mexico, 1895
date: label: Date Range
content: 1895
label: Start Date
content: 1895
label: End Date
content: 1895
notes: label: Abstract
content: The drawings and notes document William Henry Holmes' field work in Palenque, Mexico, during 1895, while working for the Field Museum in Chicago. The images detail layouts of Mayan structures, structural details, oblique views of terrain and Mayan ruins. Many of the drawings contain detailed annotations with measurements. Field notes are headed with location and describe observations of terrain and Mayan ruins including materials and construction, sculptures, and route traveled. Some notes specify which structure e.g. Temple of the Sun, west building, Temple of the Cerro, palace,. Also includes hand drawn maps and photographs.
place: label: Place
content: Mexico
label: Place
content: Palenque
label: Place
content: Chiapas
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
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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: Sketches
label: Object Type
content: Maps
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 12