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Peru Chincha IslandsThe northernmost of the Chincha (guano) islands
Egyptian guano bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca, and red fruit bat, Sternoderma rufum (vulnerable).. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals
Chincha (Guano) IslandsA 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
Shipping Guano / AfricaIchaboe island, Africa: shipping guano via a pulley system to awaiting boats
Digging out Guano / PeruGuano mining operations: Chincha islands, Peru. The deposits of seabirds, named guano, were sought after as prized fertiliser in the nineteenth century
Peru / Guano / Wagons / C19ThPeruvians on the Chincha islands, discharging guano wagons
Extracting Guano / PeruPeruvians on the Chincha islands, work to extract guano deposits
Shipping Guano / Peru / 1857Chincha islands, Peru: boats receiving guano