Frederick Catherwood
Deceased Person
1799 – 1854
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Who was Frederick Catherwood?
Frederick Catherwood was an English artist and architect, best remembered for his meticulously detailed drawings of the ruins of the Maya civilization. He explored Mesoamerica in the mid 19th century with writer John Lloyd Stephens. Their books, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán and Incidents of Travel in Yucatán, were best sellers and introduced to the Western world the civilization of the ancient Maya. In 1837, Catherwood was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary member.
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1799
- Also known as
- Кезервуд, Фредерик
- Фредерик Кезервуд
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Royal Academy
- Died
- Sep 27, 1854
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on July 23, 2013
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