Incidents of Travel in Yucatan Vols. I and II (Cosimo Classics)

Edgar Allan Poe called it perhaps the most interesting travel book ever published. Here complete in one volume is the classic real-life adventure--originally published across two volumes in 1841--that mesmerized readers with its evocative descriptions of journeys in Mesoamerica. With a wandering spirit mellowed by an analytic eye American diplomat and writer JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS (1805-1852) introduced Westerners to the mysteries of the Yucatan in this contemporary bestseller riveting armchair explorers with his lyrical account of visits to 44 Maya sites including the then-unknown Chichen Itza and Uxmal. Complete with all the beautiful original illustrations by English artist and architect FREDERICK CATHERWOOD (1799-1854) this is essential reading for those fascinated by Mesoamerican culture as well as those under the thrall of an itch to see the world.