Frédéric de Waldeck letters, 1825-1834.

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Frédéric de Waldeck letters, 1825-1834.

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Written from Mexico, mainly to his wife, describing his work with a mining company in Tlalpujahua; his archeological discoveries in the ruins of Palenque; travels in the state of tabasco during revolution; and cholera epidemic. Also included is a letter from Lord Edward Kingsborough to Mrs. Waldeck concerning her husband's antiquarian research.

Original : 18 letters in box.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 821:4)

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Waldeck, Frédéric ˜deœ 1766-1875

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French traveller, artist, engraver, and Americanist. Waldeck, of German or Austrian origin, may have been born in Prague, Paris, or Vienna, in 1766. He travelled to Mexico in 1825 to work for a silver mining company, and later lived in Mexico City where he gave classes in painting and drawing. Throughout his travels in Mexico, he made drawings of the Indian antiquities and ruins, especially in Palenque and Uxmal between 1832 and 1835, and in 1837, back in Paris, where he...

Kingsborough, Edward King, viscount, 1795-1837

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