South American Collection

Rio de Janeiro about 1700
Rio de Janeiro from the harbor while a Portuguese colony, circa 1700. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

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Street in Bogota, Columbia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ambrosio O Higgins, Viceroy of Peru
Don Ambrosio O Higgins, Spanish colonial administrator of Peru and of Chile. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 18th-century illustration

Brazilian cannibalism, 1500s
Natives eating and cooking human flesh, northern Brazil, circa 1500. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Pedro II leaving Brazil, 1889
Exile of Brazilian Emperor Pedro II after abdication, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rio de la Plata, 1698
Mouth of the Rio de la Plata in South America, in a map of 1698. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Callao, Peru, under Spanish rule, 1620
Spanish colonial port of Callao, Peru, circa 1620. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Bola used for hunting in Argentina
Argentine natives using the bola to hunt guanacos, a type of llama. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Travel on the pampas of Argentina, 1800s
Prairie schooner pulled by oxen on the pampas of Argentina, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Arriving at Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1800s
Passengers disembarking from steamships in Buenos Aires harbor, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rio de Janeiro in the 1800s
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gaucho playing his guitar, Argentina
Argentinian " gaucho cantor, " or cowboy guitar-player of the pampas, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Map of Argentina in the 1800s
Map of Agentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay in the 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Guano island off the coast of Peru, 1880s
Sailors visiting a guano bed off the coast of Peru, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Amazon rain forest
Rain forest in the upper Amazon basin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New World natives in a rain forest
Natives in a tropical rain forest in the New World. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Patagonian as described by early explorers, 1500s
Quoniambec, a Patagonia native described as a giant by explorers. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Argentine gaucho
Gaucho, a type of cowboy in Argentina, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Brazilian native village, 1800s
Native houses in a jungle of Brazil, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tierra del Fuego natives
Native hunters of Tierra del Fuego with spear and sling. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Patagonian woman traveling by horse
Tehuelche woman on horseback in Patagonia, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Ships in the Strait of Magellan rounding Cape Horn along the headlands of Tierra del Fuego. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Patagonian natives, 1800s
Tehuelche camp in Patagonia, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan, ship passageway around the Horn of South America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Christening in Chile, 1800s
Children participating in a mass christening at San Jose, Chile, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Belfry of the old cathedral in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Hernando De Soto portrait. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Early depiction of Brazil in the Age of Discovery
Brazil coast, natives, and New World flora and fauna as known in 1586. Hand-colored woodcut from De Lery

Early map of the New World, 1513
Tabula Terre Nove 1513: the Admirals Map of the Caribbean and Terra Incognita (unknown lands). Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Portuguese map of the tip of South America, 1571
Map of South America printed in Lisbon, 1571. Printed color halftone reproduction

Primates and other mammals
Some wild animals of the world. Lithograph reproduction of 19th-century illustrations

Some large mammals
Some wild animals of the world. Lithograph reproduction of 19th-century illustrations

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Simon Bolivar, El Libertador. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

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New cathedral in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Arches facing the Spanish colonial plaza of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Door of the old cathedral in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Door of the new cathedral in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Window of the new cathedral in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Windows and balconies in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Windows and balconies in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Courtyard in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Tiled roof and trim detail in the Spanish colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Digital photograph

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Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Animal illustrations
Mammals of arid regions. Lithograph reproduction of 19th-century illustrations

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