Rambles in Yucatan: or, Notes of Travel Through the Peninsula,Including a Visit to the Remarkable Ruins of Chi-Chen, Kabah, Zayi, and Uxmal

Norman, B. M.

Published by J & H. G. Langley, New York, 1843

About this Item

Second edition. Hard cover. Blind stamped dark brown cloth with gilt design and titles. Octavo. Lithograph frontispiece, Title page with vignette in decorative border. 304pp. (12) publisher's advertisements. Numerous illustrations in the text and several full page tinted lithographs. Clean and unmarked, Binding loose at p160.

Rambles in Yucatán is significant as a pioneering archaeological narrative, a landmark in American travel writing, and a crucial step in recognizing the indigenous origins and achievements of the Maya civilization.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rambles in Yucatan: or, Notes of Travel Through the Peninsula,Including a Visit to the Remarkable Ruins of Chi-Chen, Kabah, Zayi, and Uxmal
• Publisher: J & H. G. Langley, New York
• Publication Date: 1843
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good