Quirigua, Guatemala, 1895

Related Titles

Contained In: William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931

Series: SIA RU007084

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1895

Notes

The drawings document William Henry Holmes' field work in Quirigua in Izabal, Guatemala, during 1895 while working for the Field Museum in Chicago. Drawings show area terrain and vegetation, oblique views of Mayan structures, aerial views of layouts, detail sketches of architectural and structural details. Images often include details annotations with measurements. Also contains text describing artifacts.

Subjects

Anthropology , Archaeology , Field notes , Geology , Guatemala , Izabal , Mayan art , Quirigua , Sketches

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.122760