American writer and diplomat John Lloyd Stephens (1805-52) was effectively the founder of Mesoamerican archaeology. He had earlier made a journey through the Near East, publishing an expanded account in 1838. Volume 2 sees Stephens visiting Petra, Jerusalem and the Dead Sea before sailing back to Alexandria.
This 1838 edition traces a journey through Egypt and the Near East by John Lloyd Stephens, founder of Mesoamerican archaeology.
