Notes on the Bibliography of Yucatan and Central America: Comprising Yucatan, Chiapas, Guatemala (the Ruins of Palenque, Ocosingo, and Copan), and Oaxaca (Ruins of Mitla)Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse
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Notes on the Bibliography of Yucatan and Central America: Comprising Yucatan, Chiapas, Guatemala (the Ruins of Palenque, Ocosingo, and Copan), and Oaxaca (Ruins of Mitla)
Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse
Central America -- Bibliography; Mayas -- Antiquities; Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- Bibliography
"Description of the Ruins of an ancient City, discovered near
Palenque, in the Kingdom of Gautemala, in Central America; translated
from the original manuscript report of Captain Don Antonio del Rio."
London, 1822.--There are two German translations: one "Huehuetlapallan,
Amerika's grosse Urstadt, &c." Meiningen, 1824, and v. Minutoli's
"Beschreibung einer alten Stadt in Guatemala." 1832.--A French
translation, by D. B. Warden, in "Antiquités Méxicaines." Vol. II.
and, finally, the Spanish original, in "Diccionario universal de
Geografia, &c." Vol. VIII.--See also abstract in "Mosaico Mexicano."
Vol. II.
LORENZO DE ZAVALA. Report on Uxmal, published in Vol. I. of
"Antiquités Méxicaines."
JOHN L. STEPHENS. "Travels in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan."
N. York, 1841.
"Incidents of travel in Yucatan." N. York, 1843.
F. CATHERWOOD. "Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas
and Yucatan." N. York, 1844.
B. M. NORMAN. "Rambles in Yucatan." N. York, 1843.
CHARLES ST. JOHN FANCOURT. "The History of Yucatan." London,
1854.--Not of great value.
EMMANUEL VON FRIEDRICHSTHAL. Letter of 21 April, 1841, in "Registro
Yucateco," Vol. II., and "Diccionario Universal," Vol. X.--"Les
Monuments de l'Yucatan," in "Nouvelles Annales des Voyages," 1841,
Vol. 92.--These papers are not very valuable.
JUAN GALINDO. Report on the antiquities of Lake Peten. "Antiquités
Méxicaines," Vol. I.
MODESTO MENDEZ. Report on Tikal. "Zeitschrift für allgemeine
Erdkunde," Vol. I.; 1853; also in Siver's "Mittelamerika" and other
places. He is, as yet, the only authority on Tikal.
JULIUS FROEBEL. "Aus Amerika, Erfahrungen, Reisen, und Studien."
Leipzig.--English translation: "Seven years travel in Central
America." London, 1861.
CARL BARTHOLOMÂUS HELLER. "Reisen in Mexico." Leipzig, 1853.--Rather
fair and moderate.
DÉSIRÉ CHARNAY, and VIOLLET LE DUC. "Cités et Ruines américaines."
Paris, 1863.--Invaluable for its photographs.
ARTHUR MORELET. "Voyage dans l'Amérique centrale, l'Ile de Cuba, et la
Yucatan." Paris, 1857. English translation by Mrs. E. G. Squier.
"Itza, or the unexplored regions of Central America." London, 1871.--A
very attractive and valuable work.
CHARLES ETIENNE BRASSEUR DE BOURBOURG. "Histoire des Nations
Civilisées du Méxique et de l'Amérique centrale." Paris, 1857-9.
"Rapport sur les Ruines de Mayapan et d'Uxmal," in "Archives de la
Cômission scientifique du Méxique," Vol. II.
"Relation des choses de Yucatan." Paris, 1864. (See Landa and Lizana).
"Quatre Lettres sur le Méxique." Paris, 1868.
"Manuscrit Troano." Paris, 1869-1870.
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