Title
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
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