Among the Maya ruins
Subtitle: the adventures of John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood
By: by Ann and Myron Sutton.
Contributors: Sutton, Myron, joint author.
Publisher: Rand McNally
Published: 1967
Place of publication: [Chicago]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Stephens, John Lloyd, 1805-1852.; Catherwood, Frederick.; Stephens, John Lloyd, 1805-1852.; Catherwood, Frederick.; Mayas -- Antiquities.; Mayas -- Antiquities.; Central America -- Description and travel.; Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- Description and travel.; Central America -- Description and travel.; Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- Description and travel.
Description: Describes the adventures of a lawyer and an artist sent to Central America on a secret mission by President Van Buren in 1839. Their discovery and exploration of Mayan ruins soon made secondary the original official purpose of the trip.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 203-204.