Main entry:

Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.

Title & Author:

Incidents of travel in Yucatan / by John L. Stephens.

Publication:

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1843.

Description:

2 volumes : folded frontispieces, illustrations, maps (1 folded), plans, plates ; 23 cm

Notes:
"Illustrated by 120 engravings."--Title pages.
Plates with guard sheets.
Pagination: v. 1. xii, [9]-459 pages, [15] leaves of plates : illustrations (1 folded), 2 plans; v. 2. xvi, [9]-478 pages, [48] leaves of plates : illustrations (1 folded), 1 map, 1 plan.
Contains numerous wood engraved illustrations in the text, several full-page, engraved mainly by Alexander Anderson or Joline J. Butler after Frederick Catherwood. Vol. 1 includes a map of Yucatán engraved by Charles Copley. An "Indian map" also engraved by Copley is included in vol. 2 facing p. 265. The plates are engraved after Frederick Catherwood by Joseph Napoleon Gimbrede, John A. Rolph, A. W. Graham, John Francis Eugene Prud'homme, Jordan & Halpin, Milo Osborne, Stephen Henry Gimber, Alfred Jones, Augustus Halbert, and Benjamin Johnson.
Volume I: Embarcation -- Housekeeping -- An old friend -- Political state of Yucatan -- Daguerreotype apparatus -- Departure from Merida -- An accident -- Perplexities -- Journey to Jalacho -- Sunday -- Superintending Indians -- Means by which the city was supplied with water -- Another ruined city -- Departure from Ticul -- Attacks from fever and ague -- Ruins of Nophat -- Ruins of Kabah.
Volume II: Departure from Nohcacab -- Visit to a ruined building near Chack -- Ruins of Labnà -- Search for ruined cities continued -- Journey to the rancho of Nohcacab -- Bull-fights -- Return to Nohcacab -- Journey to Bolonchen -- Departure from Bolonchen -- Departure from Labphak -- End of journey in this direction -- Journey resumed -- Rancho of Jalal -- Village of San José -- Buying a wardrobe -- Departure from Mani -- Plan of the ruins -- Departure from Chichen -- Departure -- A crippled dog -- Search for the canoa -- Discovery of a building -- Port of Silan -- Departure for Merida -- A senote -- Departure.

Resources:
Online version of Getty Research Institute copy, v. 1
Free eBook from the Internet Archive
Free eBook from the Internet Archive
Online version of Getty Research Institute copy, v. 1

Subject:

Stephens, John L., 1805-1852 Travel Mexico (Yucatán)
Stephens, John L., 1805-1852
Travel
Yucatán (Mexico : State) Description and travel.
Yucatán (Mexique : État) Descriptions et voyages.
Mexico Yucatán (State)
YUCATAN (MEXICO : ESTADO) DESCRIPCIONES Y VIAJES.
Yucatán (Mexico : State) Antiquities.

Form/genre:

Mexico Yucatán (State)
Travel.
Travel literature New York (N.Y.) 19th century.
Travel literature New York (State) New York 19th century.

Added entries:

Catherwood, Frederick
Copley, Charles
Anderson, Alexander. 1775-1870.
Butler, Joline J.
Gimbrede, Joseph Napoleon, b. 1820
Rolph, John A., 1799-1862
Graham, A. W.
Prud'homme, John Francis Eugene, 1800-1892.
Osborne, Milo, b. ca. 1810
Gimber, Stephen Henry, 1810-1862
Jones, Alfred, 1819-1900
Halbert, Augustus
Johnson, Benjamin, fl. 1798
Jordan & Halpin
United States New York (State) New York (City)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 47608
Call No.: PO6351
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 47607
Call No.: PO6351
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available