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photographic print
(black and white)
Object Type
photographic print
(black and white)
Museum number
Am,Maud,B70.19
Description
Photograph (black and white); Alfred Percival Maudslay sitting on a mule in a jungle clearing; wearing pit helmet, shirt, trousers and boots. Quiriguá,Guatemala. Photographic process
Production date
1890
(1890-1891)
Production place
Photographed in:
Quirigua
Materials
paper
Technique
photographic process
Dimensions
Height:
13 centimetres
(mounted)
Height:
17 centimetres
Width:
9.80 centimetres
(mounted)
Width:
22.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
This image is from a group of miscellaneous photographs not published in Biologia centrali-americana.Glass negative for this photograph; Am,Maud,B4.63. Another photograph reference; Am,Maud,B65.36
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
costume/clothing
animal
archaeological site/excavation
Associated names
Associated with:
Alfred Percival Maudslay
Associated with:
Ian Graham
Associated places
Associated with:
Quirigua
Associated ethnic name
Representation of:
British
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Alfred Percival Maudslay
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am,Maud,B70.19
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Box 4- Misc 63