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photographic print
(black and white)
Object Type
photographic print
(black and white)
Museum number
Am,Maud,B71.36
Description
Photograph (black and white); the Great Ball Court; Temple A, left side of the inner doorway. Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Photographic process
Producer name
Photographed by:
Alfred Percival Maudslay
Production date
1889
Production place
Photographed in:
Yucatán (state)
Materials
paper
Technique
photographic process
Dimensions
Height:
30.50 centimetres
Width:
23.90 centimetres
Curator's comments
Many of the glass plates in this collection have been published in Maudslay's Biologia centrali-americana 1889-1902.Glass negative reference for this photograph; Am,Maud,B18.20. Other photographs reference; Am,Maud,B61.18 and Am,Maud,B72.33
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 with:
Ian Graham
Associated places
Associated with:
Upper Temple of the Jaguars
Associated ethnic name
Associated with:
Maya (Mexican)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Alfred Percival Maudslay
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am,Maud,B71.36
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Box 18- C.h 20
(glass negative original reference)