Biblical Researches in Palestine, the Sinai, Petrae and Adjacent Regions by
Edward Robinson, based on his survey conducted over several years, proposes identification of Biblical names with modern sites.
Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan by
John Lloyd Stephens, illustrated by
Frederick Catherwood, provides much more accurate information on the ruins of the
Maya civilization than previous publications and generates international interest in the subject.