About
Remembered best for his elaborate drawings of ancient Mayan ruins, this nineteenth-century artist, architect, and explorer contributed to several bestselling, historically-focused travel books.
Before Fame
Before creating his famous Mayan drawings, he journeyed to Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, and Greece, and created detailed drawings based on his travels.
Trivia
He died in his fifties while en route from Liverpool, England to New York, U.S.A.; his ship, the Arctic, sank following a collision with a French vessel.
Family Life
He was born and raised in England, and he settled in central California during the Gold Rush years.
Associated With
He and writer and explorer John Lloyd Stephens collaborated on several popular works, including Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan (1841) and Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (1843).
