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Ancient View of Guatemala City - Vintage Photos - 1880s

1880s

Ancient Views of Guatemala City is a set of two original albumen prints made in 1880s. Prints in very good condition, applied on a single cardboard. Caption in Italian ink hand-wri...

Ancient Views of S. Josè de Guatemala is a set of two different original albumen prints made by an unknown photographer. Prints in very condition, applied on a single cardboard. Ca...

Ancient Views of Panama City is a set of 2 original albumen prints realized in 1880s. They show an ancient view of the Cathedral and, on rear, the Gardens...

Ancient Views of Panama City is a set of 2 albumen prints made realized in 1880s. In excellent condition, applied on a single cardboard. Caption in Itali...

Antique lithograph views of the Cathedral and La Merced Church, Lima – 1865 This lithograph sheet presents two of Lima’s most important religious monuments: the *Iglesia de La Merce...

Title: Original Antique Print of Peru, Bolivia & Chile – Lima Cathedral and Views, c.1855 Description: An original antique wood-engraved print titled "Peru, Bolivia, Chile", featuring a series of finely engraved views and ethnographic scenes from the west coast of South America. The print was published in Germany around the mid-nineteenth century. At the centre of the composition is a detailed view of the Cathedral of Lima, one of the most important landmarks of the former Viceroyalty of Peru. Surrounding this principal image are ten smaller engraved vignettes illustrating the landscapes, wildlife, architecture and people of Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The scenes include the Cathedral of Chuquisaca (Sucre, Bolivia), llamas and alpacas in the Andes, the Andean condor, Indigenous inhabitants, horsemen, traders, the marketplace of Santiago de Chile, a river scene on the Marañón, tropical Indigenous dwellings, and daily life across the region. Together they provide a fascinating nineteenth-century European overview of the geography, cultures and natural history of western South America. The print combines architecture, ethnography, zoology and landscape into a single decorative composition, making it both historically informative and visually attractive. Such composite engravings were intended to introduce readers to distant countries through carefully selected representative scenes. This is an original antique print printed...

Antique lithograph view of Lima, Peru – Vista General de Lima, 1865 This rare lithograph presents a panoramic view titled Vista General de Lima, showing the Peruvian capital in the ...

Antique lithograph views of Lima, Peru – Paseo de los Descalzos & Calle de Mercaderes, 1865 This lithograph sheet presents two distinct urban views of Lima, published in 1865 in...