Written and illustrated by Dorothy Popenoe. Third printing, 1940. (Originally published 1933.) Harvard University Press.
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"The curtain rises on a peaceful scene of four hundred years ago. The hills and valleys of the Guatemalan plateau, dotted with innumerable homesteads surrounded by forests of oak and pine, and people by Indians descended from the old Maya stock, lie dreaming in the sunshine. That particular region which is to become the seat of Spanish colonial government in Central America is held by the Cakchiquels, whose capital, Iximche', stands close to the spot where later is to rise the city of Tecpan."
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala is a historical and personal account of the former colonial capital of Guatemala, which was founded by the Spanish in 1527 and destroyed by a volcanic flood in 1541, and later renamed Antigua. Popenoe, who lived in Guatemala with her husband, a botanical explorer, describes the history, culture and architecture of the city, as well as the ruins that remain today. The book also includes illustrations and a fold-out map of the city.
Dorothy Popenoe (1899 - 1932), born Dorothy Kate Hughes, was an English archaeologist, botanist, and scientific illustrator. She studied botany at the University of London and worked at Kew Gardens and the United States National Herbarium, where she met her husband Wilson Popenoe, an agricultural explorer. They moved to Honduras in 1925 and became interested in Mayan archaeology. Dorothy Popenoe excavated several sites, such as Tenampua and Cerro Palenque, and published her findings.
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Condition: Very Good. Lacks dust jacket, as issued. Gold-embossed green cloth cover boards very lightly faded on upper edges. Red marking on front fly leaf else pages are clean, undamaged, and complete. A fold-out map is tipped in and intact.
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Nov 17, 2023
Book is in great shape and was wrapped beautifully.
Charles J. Collins