Jungle of Stone

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pp. 528 plus 16 plates of colour illustrations. “In 1839, when John Lloyd Stephens, a dashing U.S. special ambassador to Central America, and Frederick Catherwood, an acclaimed British architect and draftsman, set out into the unexplored jungles of the Yucatan, Charles Darwin was aboard the H.M.S. Beagle, the Bible was the basic template of history, and most people believed the world was less than 6,000 years old. Deep in the jungles, they stumbled upon the wondrous ruins of the Mayan civilization — an astonishing find that would change western understanding of human history.”

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Book Information

ISBN 0062407392
ISBN13 9780062407399
Number of pages 528
Original Title Jungle of Stone
Published Date 2016
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition First edition
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pp. 528 plus 16 plates of colour illustrations. “In 1839, when John Lloyd Stephens, a dashing U.S. special ambassador to Central America, and Frederick Catherwood, an acclaimed British architect and draftsman, set out into the unexplored jungles of the Yucatan, Charles Darwin was aboard the H.M.S. Beagle, the Bible was the basic template of history, and most people believed the world was less than 6,000 years old. Deep in the jungles, they stumbled upon the wondrous ruins of the Mayan civilization — an astonishing find that would change western understanding of human history.”

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Weight 1.1 kg