▁to ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁edited ▁and ▁published ▁his ▁book ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁The ▁en cyc lopedia , ▁Y uc at án ▁in ▁Time ▁( page ▁ 3 6 3 , ▁vol . ▁ 4 ) ▁says , ▁in ▁the ▁bi ographical ▁note ▁containing ▁this ▁author , ▁that ▁later ▁the ▁historian ▁Gustav o ▁Martínez ▁Al om ía ▁noted : ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁perhaps ▁over ly ▁har sh , ▁as ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁serious ▁doubt ▁Norman ▁visited ▁the ▁sites ▁in ▁Y uc atan . ▁ ▁His ▁writ ings ▁however ▁were ▁not ▁particularly ▁insight ful ▁and ▁his ▁draw ings ▁of ▁medi oc re ▁quality , ▁both ▁suffering ▁from ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁much ▁better ▁documentation ▁by ▁John ▁Lloyd ▁Steph ens ▁and ▁Frederick ▁C ather wood . ▁ ▁Norman ' s ▁work ▁was ▁not ▁entirely ▁without ▁interest , ▁however ; ▁it ▁contains ▁the ▁first ▁published ▁documentation ▁of ▁the ▁cer am ic ▁figur ines ▁of ▁J ain a ▁Island . ▁▁ ▁Norman ' s ▁" R amb les ▁in ▁Y uc atan " ▁had ▁immediate ▁success , ▁ ▁five ▁ed itions ▁being ▁printed , ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁Based ▁on ▁his ▁success ▁with ▁it , ▁Norman ▁initi ated ▁a ▁new ▁series ▁of ▁travel s ▁that ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁Cuba ▁and ▁eventually ▁to ▁Hu aste ca T ama uli pe ca , ▁producing ▁another ▁work ▁entitled , ▁R amb les ▁by ▁Land ▁and ▁Water ▁or ▁Notes ▁of ▁Tra vel ▁in ▁Cuba ▁and ▁Mexico , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 4