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EXPLORING THE MAYA WORLD
PRESERVING
THE PAST
Maudslay took this glass
plate photograph of
Zoomorph P, better known
as the ‘Great Turtle’, at
Quiriguá, Guatemala.
Maudslay commissioned
plaster moulds and casts for
various Maya monuments
– this one required two tons
of plaster of paris.
ROYAL RESIDENCE
Palenque Palace was the political and
ritual centre of the city between the
7th and 8th centuries. Maudslay stayed
in the ruins of House C, and if you
look closely you can see his bed and
equipment inside.
DOCUMENTING MAYA HERITAGE
This is an archival scan from one of the various field notebooks
that belonged to Maudslay, who documented his extensive studies
of the Maya ruins. He left a selection of his notebooks, diaries and
sketches to the British Museum.
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