Title

Volan coches, Progresso, Yucatán, Augustus and Alice Dixon Le Plongeon papers, 1763-1937, bulk 1860-1910, Le Plongeon, Augustus

Caption

Volan coches, Progresso, Yucatán, Augustus and Alice Dixon Le Plongeon papers, 1763-1937, bulk 1860-1910, Le Plongeon, Augustus, 1826-1908, Collodion, between 1873 and 1884, The Le Plongeons and their photographic equipment rode in a volan coche, a large wheeled wagon very suitable for the roads of Yucatan, that, with few exceptions, are like a stormy sea petrified. Three mules and a driver make this conveyance go good speed. (Alice Le Plongeon l885: quoted in Desmond, Dream of Maya

Info+

The J. Paul Getty Museum

Date

1884

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT19B34_081

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75,8Mb (2,7Mb) / 18,0in x 16,4in / 5393 x 4914 (300dpi)

Keywords

Volan coches Progresso Yucatán Augustus Alice Dixon Le Plongeon papers 1763-1937 bulk 1860-1910 Le Plongeon Augustus 1826-1908 Collodion 1873 1884 Le Plongeons photographic equipment rode volan coche large wheeled wagon suitable roads Yucatan exceptions stormy sea petrified Three mules driver