Chincha Collection

Spanish Blockade at Valparaiso
A Spanish squadron blockading the port at Valparaiso, Chile. Several Spanish ships sit broadside to the shore, incapacitating Chilean ships and port industry

Peru Chincha Islands
The northernmost of the Chincha (guano) islands

Chincha (Guano) Islands
A view of Middle Island, from North Island, one of the three Chincha Islands, otherwise known as the Guano Islands. Lying about ninety miles from Peru

Digging out Guano / Peru
Guano mining operations: Chincha islands, Peru. The deposits of seabirds, named guano, were sought after as prized fertiliser in the nineteenth century

Peru / Guano / Wagons / C19Th
Peruvians on the Chincha islands, discharging guano wagons

Extracting Guano / Peru
Peruvians on the Chincha islands, work to extract guano deposits

Shipping Guano / Peru / 1857
Chincha islands, Peru: boats receiving guano

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