A Glimpse at Guatemala. Anne Cary Maudslay
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Alfred Percival Maudslay, Anne Cary Maudslay
A Glimpse at Guatemala
And Some Notes on the Ancient Monuments of Central America
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066234003
Table of Contents
CHAPTER VI. THE ROAD TO GODINES.
CHAPTER VII. THE LAKE OF ATITLAN.
CHAPTER VIII. THE QUICHÉS AND CACHIQUELS. (BY A. P. M.)
CHAPTER X. USPANTAN AND THE RIO NEGRO.
CHAPTER XI. COBAN AND THE VERA PAZ.
CHAPTER XII. RUINS AT RABINAL. (BY A. P. M.)
CHAPTER XIII. THE ROAD TO ZACAPA AND COPAN.
CHAPTER XV. COPAN IN 1885. (BY A. P. M.)
CHAPTER XVI. COPAN IN 1885 (CONTINUED) . (BY A. P. M.)
CHAPTER XVII. COPAN TO QUIRIGUA.
CHAPTER XVIII. ON THE WAY TO THE COAST.
CHAPTER XIX. CAJABON AND THE NORTHERN FORESTS. (BY A. P. M.)
CHAPTER XX. THE RUINS OF IXKUN AND THE PINE RIDGE.
CHAPTER XXII. LAGUNA AND THE RIO USUMACINTA.
CHAPTER XXIV. TIKÁL AND MENCHÉ.
CHAPTER XXV. CONCLUSIONS (?) .
CHAPTER XXVI. THE HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTIONS.
PREFACE.
The Archæological results of my seven expeditions to Central America are in course of publication in the ‘Biologia Centrali-Americana,’ and eight parts containing about 200 plates have already been issued to the public; this is necessarily a costly work which is not likely to find its way into many private libraries. It has therefore frequently been suggested to me that I should publish a less ambitious and less expensive volume giving a general account of my travels as well as some description of the ruins visited; but, alas! I have to confess a hopeless inability to keep a regular journal, and my note-books are for the most part full of measurements and compass and sextant observations, and would furnish but a poor basis of a book of travels. When, in 1894, my wife accompanied me to Central America, a splendid opportunity offered of avoiding all responsibility in the matter. She should keep a diary and write the book, and I would add some archæological notes! It was to be a small book with a few illustrations, and was of course to be published within six months of our return home. However, when we did get back to England there were other matters which called for our attention, and the notes had perforce to be laid aside. During the following winter a fair start was made, and some experimental illustrations were prepared; but each of us discovered in the other a deeply-rooted objection to process-blocks and shiny paper, so we began to dabble in photogravure and typo-etching. Then the archæological notes began to expand, and as we had then no publisher to put a proper curb on our whims and fancies, the book continued to grow on a soil of hand-made paper and to blossom with coloured plans, chromolithographs, and photogravures. It may fairly be described as a growth, for the pages and illustrations were printed off as they were finished, a few at a time, and the text broken up. If the errors and repetitions are numerous they may in charity be ascribed to this unorthodox procedure, and such errors would have doubtless been altogether avoided if we could have submitted the proofs in their entirety to any of the numerous friends who have from time to time given us advice and assistance. From Sir Clements Markham and Dr. Keltie of the Royal Geographical Society wise counsel and kindly help to travellers seems to flow in a perennial stream; and in this connection I would gladly pay my tribute to the memory of one who was beloved by all travellers, the late Secretary of the Society, Henry Bates, who, after my return from my earlier journeys, was almost alone in offering encouragement, pointing out to me the importance of the work which seemed to have fallen to my lot to undertake. My friend, Mr. Francis Sarg, for many years Imperial German Consul at Guatemala City, to whose ready help and never-failing hospitality the success of my earlier journeys was largely due, has added to the long list of his thoughtful acts of kindness by making many valuable suggestions and by saving us from many errors, especially in our descriptions of the Indians and their customs. Of my obligation to Mr. F. DuCane Godman, the editor of the ‘Biologia Centrali-Americana,’ it is not easy for me to speak in measured terms;