Drawing From the Past Maya Antiquity Through the Eyes of
Frederick Catherwood  Plate 11, Gateway of the Great Teocallis,
Uxmal  Plate 11, Gateway of the Great Teocallis, Uxmal  Plate
11, Gateway of the Great Teocallis, Uxmal (on stone, by T. S.
Boys)  Throughout this exhibition, Catherwood illustrates the
Maya ruins along with indigenous people. This print illustrates
a sense of discovery, seen by the Maya man walking inside the
ruin. Catherwood recreates this sense of discovery not only for
the explorers themselves but also for the indigenous people who
hadn’t truly explored the ruins. The Maya person who stands and
points away from the ruin suggests he wants to communicate his
findings with others. By adding a dog to the picture, Catherwood
also suggests the idea of domestication, of the ancient ruins
and of indigenous people.  From his reproduction of each symbol
of the building’s iconography, it is understood that Catherwood
has a deep interest in the ruins. At the same time he adds an
underlying sense of