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Print of the palace entrance in
the Mayan city of Uxmal in Yucatan, Mexico.
Designed by Jean Arnould Leveil (1806-1866) after the drawing (sepia ink and
wash on wove paper) of Frederic Catherwood (1799-1854) from 1843, entitled:
Archway, Casa del Gobernador, Uxmal, Yucatan.
Engraved by Jean Baptiste Marie Bury.
The print was edited as fourth of twelve depictions of the ruins of Uxmal in the
appendix of volume 4 in: Jules Gailhabaud. Monuments anciens et modernes:
Collection formant une histoire de l'architecture des différents peuples à
toutes les époques. Paris 1853.
Paris, 1852 AD
Image: 17.8 x 26.6 cm
Leaf: 22.6 x 30.4 mm
Thick paper printed with engraved steel plates. Edges of the paper lightly
browned and fingerstained. Thin paper glued to the side to protect the print.
75 USD |
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