Latin America Collection (#10)

Montevideo, 1805 (coloured manuscript)
7295441 Montevideo, 1805 (coloured manuscript) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 25x41 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Scale: [ca)

The survey ship HMS Beagle running into Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands, 1878 (watercolour)
7295556 The survey ship HMS Beagle running into Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands, 1878 (watercolour) by Martens, Conrad (1801-78); 19.5x29.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plates of Captain Cook Voyages, Volume I Interview between Commodore Byron and the Patagonians
7295522 Plates of Captain Cook Voyages, Volume I Interview between Commodore Byron and the Patagonians, 18th century (engraving); National Maritime Museum, London

Native Chileans
5307687 Native Chileans.; (add.info.: Copperplate engraving depicting native Chileans. Dated 17th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870
5314322 War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870; (add.info.: War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870)

Cape Frio [Brazil] N by W 1/2 W distant 4 leagues. Lighthouse on highest point, 1849 (blue wash)
7295584 Cape Frio [Brazil] N by W 1/2 W distant 4 leagues. Lighthouse on highest point, 1849 (blue wash) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 17.5x25.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

The Rising Star (1821) built for the War of Independence in Spanish South America, 1931 (print)
7295576 The Rising Star (1821) built for the War of Independence in Spanish South America, 1931 (print) by English School, (19th century) (after); 35.4x45.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of the Southern Hemisphere showing pre-Cook journeys and discoveries, 1777 (engraving)
7295408 Chart of the Southern Hemisphere showing pre-Cook journeys and discoveries, 1777 (engraving) by Cook, James (1728-79); 56x54 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting a family of Puri Indians, Brazil. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426251 Engraving depicting a family of Puri Indians, Brazil. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

(Wind chart, showing winds for the four quarters of the year) Cape Horn (2) western vicinity, sold by J.D Potter, 31
7342744 (Wind chart, showing winds for the four quarters of the year) Cape Horn (2) western vicinity, sold by J.D Potter, 31, poultry, price one shilling, 1855 (print) by British School

Manta, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339729 Manta, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America, the Pacific Coast and Ecuador)

Bahia San Mateo, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339723 Bahia San Mateo, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America)

Caleto, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339673 Caleto, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack North America, the Pacific Coast)

Chart of the Americas, c.1671 (coloured engraving)
7339473 Chart of the Americas, c.1671 (coloured engraving) by Visscher, Nicolaes (Claes) Jansz (1586-1652); 44x55 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting some Cassava (manihot esculenta) a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family
5309299 Engraving depicting some Cassava (manihot esculenta) a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae

Engraving depicting the South American Indian method of using a bow and arrow to hunt birds, 19th century
5308669 Engraving depicting the South American Indian method of using a bow and arrow to hunt birds, 19th century; (add.info)

A street in the city of Valdivia, Chile
5307471 A street in the city of Valdivia, Chile.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a street in the city of Valdivia, Chile, as it appeared in Spring 1835. Dated 19th century)

Foundation of San Miguel de Ibarra by Cristobal de Troya on September 28, 1606
AIS5332912 Foundation of San Miguel de Ibarra by Cristobal de Troya on September 28, 1606; (add.info.: ECUADOR. AMAZONIAN PROVINCE. Ibarra. City Hall. Greatest hall.); Photo © Rotger/AIC

Allegorie de la fondation d'Ibarra par le capitaine Cristobal de Troya en 1606 - ECUADOR. Ibarra. City Hall
AIS5332900 Allegorie de la fondation d'Ibarra par le capitaine Cristobal de Troya en 1606 - ECUADOR. Ibarra. City Hall. Greatest hall

Sea Adventure: Pirates decoying an American ship (colour litho)
8669366 Sea Adventure: Pirates decoying an American ship (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pirates decoying an American ship)

Working a diamond claim in Brazil (engraving)
8644039 Working a diamond claim in Brazil (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Working a diamond claim in Brazil)

A forest in Brazil (colour litho)
8644744 A forest in Brazil (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A forest in Brazil. The Red Macaw; Puma attacking an Anteater; Howling Monkeys)

American Immigration (litho)
8652471 American Immigration (litho) by Bartholomew, John George (1860-1920) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Immigration)

Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia (litho)
8663750 Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia (litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia)

Quito (engraving)
8638561 Quito (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quito. Illustration for Dictionnaire Universel Illustre De La Geographie et Des Voyages edited by C)

Caracas, Maison de Bolivar (engraving)
8637512 Caracas, Maison de Bolivar (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caracas, Maison de Bolivar)

Venezuela (engraving)
8676231 Venezuela (engraving) by Pritchett, Robert (1828-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venezuela. Illustration from In the Trades, the Tropics & the Roaring Forties)

Kartoffeleinfuhrung / Potato Introduction (colour litho)
8666137 Kartoffeleinfuhrung / Potato Introduction (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kartoffeleinfuhrung)

Geography map: representation of Peru's South American coast from an Atlas made by Italian cartographer Antonio
VEN5030459 Geography map: representation of Peru's South American coast from an Atlas made by Italian cartographer Antonio Francesco Lucini (born 1605), 1661 approximately Biblioteca Angelica

Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)
VEN5030392 Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Debut of the 17th century Biblioteca Angelica

Geography map: representation of the Atlantic Ocean (or North Sea) with the coasts of the Americas
VEN5030386 Geography map: representation of the Atlantic Ocean (or North Sea) with the coasts of the Americas (South and United States), the Caribbean Sea and the Caribbean

Geography map: representation of the Paraiba region in northern Brazil where the Rio Grande river of the North in South
VEN5030364 Geography map: representation of the Paraiba region in northern Brazil where the Rio Grande river of the North in South America is located from an Atlas made by the cartographer Willem

Geography map: representation of Chile from an Atlas by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), approximately 1630
VEN5030319 Geography map: representation of Chile from an Atlas by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), approximately 1630. Biblioteca Angelica

Geography map: representation of Magellan Detroit and Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of South America from an
VEN5030314 Geography map: representation of Magellan Detroit and Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of South America from an Atlas by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), approximately 1630

Geography map: representation of South America from an Atlas by Charles Price, beginning of the 18th century
VEN5030268 Geography map: representation of South America from an Atlas by Charles Price, beginning of the 18th century. Biblioteca Angelica

Geography map: representation of South America from an Atlas of Guillaume de l'Isle (1675-1726), 1700
VEN5030263 Geography map: representation of South America from an Atlas of Guillaume de l'Isle (1675-1726), 1700. Biblioteca Angelica

Geography map: representation of the meridional part of South America (Argentina, Chile)
VEN5030237 Geography map: representation of the meridional part of South America (Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands) from the Atlas " Amerique meridionale" by French cartographer

Geography map: representation of the coasts of Colombia, made by Dutch cartographer Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726)
VEN5030222 Geography map: representation of the coasts of Colombia, made by Dutch cartographer Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726) 1709-1713

Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo man, Indian ethnic group of the forests of Brazil
JAB5036747 Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo man, Indian ethnic group of the forests of Brazil. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Map of South America from a Spanish atlas made in Messina in 1582 by Joan Martines. Lithograph of the 19th century
NWI4846181 Map of South America from a Spanish atlas made in Messina in 1582 by Joan Martines. Lithograph of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Agriculture: Banana plantations (banana trees, banana diet) in El Oro near Machala, Ecuador Photography
NWI4825671 Agriculture: Banana plantations (banana trees, banana diet) in El Oro near Machala, Ecuador Photography; (add.info.: Agriculture: Banana plantations (banana trees)

Agriculture: Banana plantations in El Oro near Machala, Ecuador Photography
NWI4825661 Agriculture: Banana plantations in El Oro near Machala, Ecuador Photography; (add.info.: Agriculture: Banana plantations in El Oro near Machala)

The natives of British Guiana (present-day Guyana) hunt a bow on the Berbice River, circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving
NWI4853828 The natives of British Guiana (present-day Guyana) hunt a bow on the Berbice River, circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving

PALMA, Ricardo (1833-1919). Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. Engraving
CUL4851905 PALMA, Ricardo (1833-1919). Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. Engraving. by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: PALMA, Ricardo (1833-1919)

Indigenous in the jungle of the tropical forest of Amazon, New World (Central America, South America)
NWI4848585 Indigenous in the jungle of the tropical forest of Amazon, New World (Central America, South America). Color lithography

The missionary father Vicente de Valverde addressed King Inca Atahualpa in 1532, 19th century (lithograph)
NWI4846312 The missionary father Vicente de Valverde addressed King Inca Atahualpa in 1532, 19th century (lithograph); (add.info)

Universal Geography: United States of Venezuela. Advertising images edited for the brand Louit. Debut 20th century
DUV4218161 Universal Geography: United States of Venezuela. Advertising images edited for the brand Louit. Debut 20th century. (lithograph); 9.5x6.5 cm; Photo © Duvallon

Leather box, 18th century
CUL4939757 Leather box, 18th century; (add.info.: Leather box, 18th century - Official post suitcase, post between Quito and Cuenca (Ecuador). Made of leather. Sculpture. ECUADOR. PICHINCHA. Quito

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Latin America: From Olympic Protests to Ancient Civilizations" a region brimming with diverse cultures, historical landmarks, and breathtaking natural wonders. In 1968, the Olympic Games in Mexico City witnessed an iconic moment when American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies, highlighting social injustice. Australian Peter Norman stood by them wearing an OPHR badge in solidarity. Diego Rivera's murals at the Ministry of Public Education in Mexico City capture the essence of Latin American heritage. His masterpiece "Day of the Dead" depicts this vibrant Mexican celebration honoring departed loved ones, while "Pre-Columbian Life" showcases the rich history of Zapotec Civilization. Venturing further south to Argentina's Santa Cruz Province, we find Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands), adorned with ancient handprints dating back thousands of years. Meanwhile, Panama's Kuna Indians proudly display their traditional molas – intricately designed textiles representing their cultural identity. A glimpse into Cuba's past can be seen through a map printed in the United States around 1900, reflecting its complex relationship with its northern neighbor. Moving on to Ecuador's capital city Quito, Pichincha Volcano stands tall as a backdrop for this bustling metropolis. Nature lovers will be captivated by Brazil's Aquario Natural where an underwater river scene reveals freshwater plants and Tetra fish thriving harmoniously beneath Rio Baia Bonito’s crystal-clear waters. The majestic Harpy Eagle perches high above Soberania National Park in Panama while Piraputanga fish gracefully navigate Aquario Natural’s underwater landscape. No exploration would be complete without visiting Peru’s Machu Picchu – The lost city of the Inca nestled amidst awe-inspiring mountain peaks. This UNESCO World Heritage site is steeped in mystery and showcases remarkable architectural achievements from a bygone era.