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Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land

By: John Lloyd Stephens,Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen

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Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land

By: John Lloyd Stephens,Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen

Great 19th-century travel classic by discoverer of Mayan ruins. Recounts author's year-long journey through the Middle East, with detailed observations of the Pyramids, temple of Karnak, red-rock city of Petra, along with charming accounts of a Turkish bath, a night in a tomb, Arab hospitality, more. 38 illustrations, 3 maps.

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566

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Courier Corporation

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ISBN 10

0486291553

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9780486291550

The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas

By: Victor Wolfgang von Hagen

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The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas

By: Victor Wolfgang von Hagen

For centuries the strange, exotic civilizations of the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas flowered in total separation from the rest of mankind. Then explorers stumbled on great pyramids and temples hidden in the forests of Guatemala and Yucatan, and fortress cities high up in the Andes, to find ‘things that have never been heard or seen before, or even dreamed about’ (Bernal Diaz). In The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, first published in 1960, Victor von Hagen describes the history and cultures of each of these early civilizations, drawing on a lifetime’s experience of their sites, archeology and artifacts. His detailed knowledge of their institutions, economic structures and religious practices enables him to reconstruct the pattern of their daily life, and to explore their distinctive achievements in, for example, engineering, commence and communications. The account is illustrated throughout with numerous photographs, line-drawings, and reproductions from original prints. ‘The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas vividly fulfils the author’s aim “to take these people out of the flow of the purely archaeological and put them back into the human stream of life”.’—Daily Telegraph

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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178720393X

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9781787203938

The Aztec and Maya Papermakers

By: Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen

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The Aztec and Maya Papermakers

By: Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen

First scholarly work devoted to Aztec and Maya papermaking. Chosen by the American Institute of Graphic Arts as one of the fifty best books of 1944, it thoroughly discusses the processes and materials used by these ancient craftsmen. Extensive editorial apparatus. Essential reading for historians, anthropologists, and students.

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