Palenque Drawings

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wo volumes containing facsimiles of the notes and drawings made on the first archaeological expeditions to a Maya site. In 1784, the Spanish king, influenced by the Enlightenment, sent José Antonio Calderón, Antonio Bernasconi and Antonio del Río to explore the ruins of Palenque. The notes and drawings of the first two are reproduced in a volume 22 x 32 cm bound in parchment, as is the original in the Library of the Royal Academy of History in Madrid. Captain del Río was accompanied by an artist, Almendariz and the latter's 25 water-colours are reproduced in a second volume which is a copy of an original in the Royal Palace Library.

There is an accompanying study of 24 pages by Professor Manuel Ballesteros Gaibrois of Madrid Complutense University.

Limited edition of 980 numbered certified copies.

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