The Lost Cities of the Maya: The Life, Art, and Discoveries of Frederick Catherwood

Book at a good price arrived quickly as expected and was well packaged.

A coffee table book par excellence.

The book is very complete, the illustrations are beautiful and the info is really interesting, very recommended. Thumbs absolutely up

This truly is a great starter book for anybody who has an interest in Mayan architecture, art and history. The pictures of some of the Mayan art work is beautiful. I have quite a few books on the Mayans and Incas, my preference is the Mayans as my wife and I have been down to the Mayan area the past ten years and fell in love with the area, its people and their history, food, heritage, music and especially their culture. It's too bad the rich and the Mexican government thrive on the poor down there with all these resorts and the peanuts they pay them to work at them. After all, it's these poor workers who work their butts off to keep the tourists happy and make the owners look good. I thought slavery was a thing of the past but, I guess these owners only care about their big homes and yachts. P.S. Excellent price for the book and great service has it came before the due date.

Ce livre raconte la vie de Frederick Catherwood, un architecte et illustrateur anglais qui, en compagnie de l’explorateur John Lloyd Stephens, parcouru les ruines des civilisations mayas de l’Amérique centrale au 19 siècle. La richesse de ce livre tient dans les très nombreuses et magnifiques reproductions des dessins faits par Frederick Catherwood pendant ces expéditions. Chacun de ces dessins est une fidèle reproduction de ce qui a été vu (non romancés, dramatisées ou modifiés selon la vue de l’auteur, comme beaucoup d’illustrations de cette époque). On s’en rendra compte d’ailleurs en les comparants avec des photos d’aujourd’hui. En soit, en plus de leur beauté très prenante, ces dessins constituent un témoignage archéologique de l’époque. Le texte de cette édition est en anglais.

What a treasure for the eye. This big book is well worth its pricetag. I appreciate Mayan art, history and architecture and have been lucky enough to visit Tulum and another Mayan city close up. They have both been under years of restoration. The art of F. Catherwood captured what similar places looked like in the 19th century before the vines and trees were cut and repairs made. His art was one of the reasons I became interested and later fascinated by the Mayan culture. The text, by Fabio Bourbon, is helpful and literate, but the real attraction of this book is the unique art of Catherwood and the archaeological sites he recreated.

Not just a beautiful cover but a beautiful book, excellent illustrations and text. I came across it on the coffee table in a hotel in Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico.I liked the book so much that I tracked it down on Amazon and bought it second hand.The first Mayan ruins I saw were in Guatemala and Honduras, much less exploited for tourism, and this book reminded me of that happy experience.Buy it if you can.