glass negative

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Object Type: glass negative
Museum number: Am,Maud,B10.22
Description: Glass negative; view of a building known as the Casa de Monjas or Nunnery; man standing in doorway of detached building. Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Photographic process
Producer name: Photographed by: Alfred Percival Maudslay
Production date: 1890
Production place: Photographed in: Yucatán (state)
Materials: glass
Technique: photographic process
Dimensions: Height: 16.40 centimetres; Width: 21.50 centimetres
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Curator's comments: Many of the glass plates in this collection have been published in Maudslay's Biologia centrali-americana 1889-1902. Photograph reference for this negative; Am,Maud,B61-71
Bibliographic references: Graham 2002 / Alfred Maudslay and the Maya : a biography.; Maudslay 1889-1902 / Biologia centrali-americana: or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America
Location: Not on display
Condition: good
Subjects: archaeological site/excavation
Associated names: Associated with: Alfred Percival Maudslay
Associated places: Associated with: Las Monjas
Associated ethnic name: Associated with: Maya (Mexican)
Acquisition name: Donated by: Alfred Percival Maudslay
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am,Maud,B10.22
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Box 10- C.h 22 (glass negative original reference)

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