Maya Hieroglyphic Writing

by J. Eric S. Thompson

(v) + 156 pp. with 45 color illus., oblong 4to,

Genres: History

475 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson was an archaeologist specializing in the Mayan areas of Mexico and Central America, who was long associated with the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Sir Thompson also was awarded the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, commander of the Spanish Order of Isabel la Católica, and Fellow of the British Academy.