Lost worlds
Subtitle: ruins of the Americas
By: photographs and text by Arthur Drooker ; foreword by Pico Iyer
Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club; Verve Editions
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England; [Burlington, VT]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781851496747
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Indians of Mexico; Pictorial works; Antiquities; Indians of the West Indies; Indians of Central America; Indians of South America; Civilization; History; Präkolumbische Zeit; Hochkultur; Baudenkmal; Schwarzweißfotografie
Description: This collection portrays the architectural, geographic and historical significance of ruins throughout the Americas that are considered world wonders and little known gems. Included are monumental temples of Mexico's Mayan civilization, a Colonial era palace on the island of Haiti, earthquake-ravaged cathedrals in Guatemala, and astonishing Incan citadels in Peru's Sacred Valley -- culminating with the breathtaking beauty of Machu Picchu.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 159).