Peruvian Collection (#10)

Jose Rufino Echenique Benavente
3253001 Jose Rufino Echenique Benavente; (add.info.: Jose Rufino Echenique Benavente, 1808-1887. President of Peru. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

Huascar Inca
3478886 Huascar Inca; (add.info.: Huascar Inca (1503-1532) was Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, from 1527 to 1532 AD, succeeding his father Huayna Capac and brother Ninan Cuyochi

Costumes of the natives of New Granada (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela)
FLO4635735 Costumes of the natives of New Granada (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela). Below, a couple of Peruvians and a couple from Patagonia (Argentina)

Lima (engraving)
8638244 Lima (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lima. Illustration for Dictionnaire Universel Illustre De La Geographie et Des Voyages edited by C)

The Andes Mountains in Peru (colour litho)
8644745 The Andes Mountains in Peru (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Andes Mountains in Peru. Hunting the Llama. The Condor)

Pre-Colombian Inca indian from Peru, 1861 (engraving)
6947880 Pre-Colombian Inca indian from Peru, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pre-Colombian Inca indian from Peru. Human races. 1861); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Map of Mexico and Peru, showing the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire. (print)
7420055 Map of Mexico and Peru, showing the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire. (print); (add.info.: Map of Mexico and Peru, showing the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire)

Chilca, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339762 Chilca, 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 Peru)

Guacho, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339756 Guacho, 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)

Pacasmayo and Malabrigo, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339742 Pacasmayo and Malabrigo, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America)

The Bay of Colan & Port of Paita, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339735 The Bay of Colan & Port of Paita, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America)

An Abbess, from the book "Trujillo del Peru" by Baltasar Martinez Companon y Bajanda
AIS5379448 An Abbess, from the book "Trujillo del Peru" by Baltasar Martinez Companon y Bajanda, bishop of Trujillo (1782-1785), 18th century (watercolour); Palacio Real de Madrid

"A Franciscan monk asking a shepherd for one of his sheep", from the book "Trujillo del Peru" by
AIS5363028 "A Franciscan monk asking a shepherd for one of his sheep", from the book "Trujillo del Peru" by Baltasar Martinez Companon y Bajanda, Bishop of Trujillo (1782-1785)

Portrait of Atahualpa (c. 1502-1533), last emperor of the Inca Empire. Colour engraving
NWI4924330 Portrait of Atahualpa (c. 1502-1533), last emperor of the Inca Empire. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Portrait of Atahualpa (c. 1502-1533), last emperor of the Inca Empire

Discover the New World (Discovery of America): Title page of the story of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro
NWI4852940 Discover the New World (Discovery of America): Title page of the story of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, 1475-1541) on the conquest of Peru in 1535

Indians of America: Balsas, or indigenous raft, on Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mountains. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4900515 Indians of America: Balsas, or indigenous raft, on Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mountains. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Indians of America: Balsas, or indigenous raft)

Indians of America: Inca hanging bridge over the gorges in the Andes Mountains. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4900461 Indians of America: Inca hanging bridge over the gorges in the Andes Mountains. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Indians of America)

Indian of America: Inca man of the time of the Spanish conquests from Pizarro to Peru, 16th century
NWI4900276 Indian of America: Inca man of the time of the Spanish conquests from Pizarro to Peru, 16th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Indian of America)

Geography map: representation of the central part of South America (Peru, Brazil, Paraguay)
VEN5030262 Geography map: representation of the central part of South America (Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile) from the Atlas " Amerique meridionale" by French cartographer Jean-Baptiste

Lima: Photography of a cartoon by Mac Mahon nicknamed Mac Melon, 1880
LUX4719072 Lima: Photography of a cartoon by Mac Mahon nicknamed Mac Melon, 1880; (add.info.: Lima: Photography of a cartoon by Mac Mahon nicknamed Mac Melon, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Virgin and Child Painting of the Peruvian school. 1739. Dim. 40x48 cm Musee de la Vallee
JEB4908188 Virgin and Child Painting of the Peruvian school. 1739. Dim. 40x48 cm Musee de la Vallee, Barcelonnette (Alpes de Haute Provence).; Musee de la Vallee, Barcelonnette, Alps de Haute

Peru, Loreto, Grau: search for oil, oil field, a worker resting at the foot of a derrick between pumps, 1890
LUX4787333 Peru, Loreto, Grau: search for oil, oil field, a worker resting at the foot of a derrick between pumps, 1890; (add.info.: Peru, Loreto, Grau: search for oil, oil field)

Peru, Loreto, Grau: search for oil, oil field, a workers village with huts entirely covered with reeds with a view of
LUX4787279 Peru, Loreto, Grau: search for oil, oil field, a workers village with huts entirely covered with reeds with a view of the sea and wooden derricks, 1890; (add.info.: Peru, Loreto)

Peru, Loreto, Grau: search for oil, oil field, a convoy of donkeys loads of luggage PSA crosses the village of workers
LUX4787276 Peru, Loreto, Grau: search for oil, oil field, a convoy of donkeys loads of luggage PSA crosses the village of workers with huts completely covered with reeds, 1890; (add.info.: Peru)

Greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat, Noctilio leporinus. (Peruvian bat, Vespertilio leporinus)
FLO4641056 Greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat, Noctilio leporinus. (Peruvian bat, Vespertilio leporinus) Illustration copied from Comt de Buffon

The despair of the sun-worshipping Peruvian Incas during a lunar eclipse. The people banging drums and tambourines
FLO4621134 The despair of the sun-worshipping Peruvian Incas during a lunar eclipse. The people banging drums and tambourines, whip dogs and scream to prevent the eclipse

Battle of Chuquinga (1554)
3499690 Battle of Chuquinga (1554); (add.info.: Battle of Chuquinga (1554). Battle between Alonso de Alvarado (1500-1556), loyal to the king Felipe II (Philip II)

Peruvian Inca pottery artefacts
2910714 Peruvian Inca pottery artefacts; (add.info.: 1850 Peruvian Inca pottery artefacts drawn in 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Drawing of an Inca hatchet ring (drawing)
2910692 Drawing of an Inca hatchet ring (drawing); (add.info.: Drawing of an Inca hatchet ring, Peru, 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Modified octahedra rock forms from Peru
3330369 Modified octahedra rock forms from Peru; (add.info.: Modified octahedra rock forms from Peru.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Peruvian Incas, 18th century allegorical representation of Inca king and queen in modern western clothes with gold
FLO4576848 Peruvian Incas, 18th century allegorical representation of Inca king and queen in modern western clothes with gold crown with sun emblem, embroidered cloak, gold axe and sandals with lion

Peruvian giant Basilio Huaylas, 7 ft at age 24. A native American from Ica in the south
FLO4576818 Peruvian giant Basilio Huaylas, 7 ft at age 24. A native American from Ica in the south, he was exhibited in the capital Lima in 1792

Chincha Islands War 1864-1866 between Spain and her former South American colonies
528578 Chincha Islands War 1864-1866 between Spain and her former South American colonies. Bombardment of Callao, 2 May 1866, Print 1868.; (add.info.: Lima, Peru)

Discovery of silver in Peru, by Diego Hualca, in 1545 (engraving)
8644065 Discovery of silver in Peru, by Diego Hualca, in 1545 (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovery of silver in Peru, by Diego Hualca, in 1545)

Precolombian civilization: golden hands used during ceremonies. 800-1450
AIS5337387 Precolombian civilization: golden hands used during ceremonies. 800-1450.; Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; © Iberfoto

Jose Silverio OLAYA BALANDRA (oil on canvas)
CUL4864016 Jose Silverio OLAYA BALANDRA (oil on canvas) by Castro, Gil de (1785-1837); (add.info.: OLAYA BALANDRA, Jose Silverio (1782 - 1823). Pioneer and hero of the Peruvian War of Independence

Apurina Indians of Rio Purus (Peru, Brazil), scene of daily and family life
FLO4635825 Apurina Indians of Rio Purus (Peru, Brazil), scene of daily and family life. Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

Human sacrifice among the ancient Peruvians (Incas). Priests flay the flesh of a living prisoner
FLO4621105 Human sacrifice among the ancient Peruvians (Incas). Priests flay the flesh of a living prisoner and distribute it to waiting men and women

Latin America. Sailors visiting a nest of Guano on the coast of Peru, 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4876343 Latin America. Sailors visiting a nest of Guano on the coast of Peru, 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Latin America)

Religious Ceremony in the Temple of the Sun (Coricancha) in Cuzco (Peru), Inca Civilization (Reconstitution)
NWI4900125 Religious Ceremony in the Temple of the Sun (Coricancha) in Cuzco (Peru), Inca Civilization (Reconstitution), 15th-16th century

Country flags in 1880: Great Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Spain
NWI4846627 Country flags in 1880: Great Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Italy, Vatican, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Persia

Portrait of Huayna Capac, Inca Emperor (regne 1493 to 1527), 16th century
NWI4924256 Portrait of Huayna Capac, Inca Emperor (regne 1493 to 1527), 16th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century after a 16th century portrait.; (add.info.: Portrait of Huayna Capac)

Indians of Peru and Bolivia, South America, 1864. Creator: Joseph Austin Benwell
Indians of Peru and Bolivia, South America, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. C. L. Rowsell of Valparaiso, of indigenous people belonging to...the half-civilised part of the native South

Flock of Lllamas, just imported from Peru, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Flock of Lllamas, just imported from Peru, 1858. Mr. Benjamin Whitehead Gee's llamas...are very docile and tractable; their countenances exhibit marked expressions of intelligence

Young Mestizo Women; Lima and the Andes, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Young Mestizo Women; Lima and the Andes, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Middle-aged Limena; Lima and the Andes, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Middle-aged Limena; Lima and the Andes, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Peruvian Priests; Lima and the Andes, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Peruvian Priests; Lima and the Andes, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Pass over the Cordillera; A Ramble in Peru, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Pass over the Cordillera; A Ramble in Peru, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

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"Discover the Enchanting Peruvian Wonders: From Machu Picchu to Inca Kola" Embark on a captivating journey through Peru, where ancient history and breathtaking landscapes intertwine. Explore the mystical ruins of Machu Picchu, known as the lost city of the Inca, nestled amidst towering mountains and lush greenery. This UNESCO World Heritage Site will leave you in awe with its intricate stone structures and Huayna Picchu standing tall in the background. Immerse yourself in Peruvian culture as you encounter vibrant scenes like a painted sign for Inca Kola, a beloved local soda that adds a pop of color to every corner. Wander through Hatunrumiyoc Street in Cusco, marveling at the remarkable craftsmanship displayed by the Twelve Angled Stone - an exquisite example of Inca stonework. Take on an adventure along the legendary Inca Trail, gazing down upon the magnificent Inca city below. As you reach higher altitudes, witness a statue of Jesus Christ overlooking Cusco's charming streets and majestic mountains that surround this enchanting city. Indulge your senses in Aguas Calientes, where natural hot springs provide relaxation after exploring mesmerizing Inca ruins scattered throughout Peru. The beauty of Cusco is unparalleled; it serves as a gateway to countless wonders within South America's vast landscape. Peru also boasts nature's grandeur with sights like Colca Canyon – home to soaring Andean Condors gracefully gliding above at an astonishing 3, 191 meters high. Prepare to be captivated by these magnificent creatures against breathtaking mountainous backdrops. Unveil Peru's rich heritage and immerse yourself in its diverse landscapes – from ancient ruins to modern-day marvels – all waiting for you to explore their splendor.