Plan of the Ruined Group of Xkichmook
Scope and Content of the Collection
Seventeen uniformly matted, unsigned pencil, ink, and wash drawings of various sizes used to illustrate Edward Herbert Thompson's article, "Ruins of Xkichmook, Yucatan." The drawings include maps and depictions of various edifices, entryways, murals, and a reservoir.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1886-1898
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The Plan of the Ruined Group of Xkichmook is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Plan of the Ruined Group of Xkichmook is the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
Biography of Edward Herbert Thompson
Edward Herbert Thomson (1860-1935) was an American archeologist from Worcester, Massachusetts who spent much of his career studying Maya civilization. In 1885, Thompson was appointed U.S. consul at Merida, Yucatán, Mexico, where he lived closely with the Mayas, learning their language and cultural traditions. Thompson published numerous papers, including an 1879 piece in Popular Science Monthly that suggested Maya civilization may have originated on the lost continent of Atlantis. Two of Thompson's 1898 publications can be found in the collections of the Newberry.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (2 custom boxes)
Abstract
Unsigned architectural drawings and diagrams featured in Edward Herbert Thompson's article "Ruins of Xkichmook, Yucatan," which was published in 1893 by the Field Columbian Museum (Field Columbian Museum Publication 28, Anthropological Series Vol. II, No. 3, July 1898). Thompson explored and excavated the Maya ruins of Xkichmook at various times beginning in 1886.
Arrangement
Original order was maintained.
Collection Stack Location
VAULT 51 7
Provenance
Unknown.
Processed by
Gordon Dearborn Wilkins and Elizabeth McKinley, 2015.
Subject
- Thompson, Edward Herbert, 1860-1935 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Plan of the Ruined Group of Xkichmook, approximately 1886-1898
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Gordon Dearborn Wilkins and Elizabeth McKinley
- Date
- ©2015.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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