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Anne Cary Maudslay
d. 1926
An American-born travel writer and collaborator on late 19th-century journeys through Guatemala, she helped bring Central America’s landscapes and ancient monuments to a wider English-speaking audience. Her best-known work blends vivid travel writing with a close interest in archaeology.
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A Glimpse at Guatemala And Some Notes on the Ancient Monuments of Central America
by Anne Cary Maudslay, Alfred Percival Maudslay
About the author
Born Anne Cary Morris around 1847, she was an American writer who later became known as Anne Cary Maudslay after marrying the British explorer and archaeologist Alfred Percival Maudslay in 1892. Reliable catalog and biographical sources identify her as the wife and collaborator of Alfred Maudslay, and note that she died in September 1926.
She is best remembered for A Glimpse at Guatemala (1899), a book she wrote with her husband after their travels in Central America. The work combines personal observation, descriptions of Guatemalan life and landscape, and notes on ancient monuments, making it appealing both as travel writing and as a record of a period of early Maya exploration.
Although she is less widely known today than her husband, her writing helped shape how English-language readers encountered Guatemala at the end of the 19th century. Her contribution stands out for turning expedition experience into something readable, lively, and accessible.