Peruvian Collection

PERUVIAN FIGUREHEAD
The figurehead of the ship Peruvian, wrecked off Seaford, Sussex, England, in February 1899. Sparks flew as the ship was battered against the sea wall. Date: shipwrecked 1899

Peruvian Quipu
A quipu of ancient Peru

Portrait of Tupac Amaru II. Painting
TUPAC AMARU II, Jos頇 abriel Condorcanqui (1741-1781). Portrait of Tupac Amaru II. Painting

Peru - Huancayo in Wanka Quechua (Wankayuq) - the capital of the Junin Region, in the central highlands. Date: circa 1910s

The Bath Houses - Barranco, Peru. Date: circa 1910s

The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
Engraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877

Cinchona Officinalis
Peruvian Bark, or Jesuits Bark Source of Quinine

General view of Cuzco, Peru, South America
A general view of Cuzco (or Cusco), historic capital of the Inca Empire, Peru, South America

Chorillos alstroemeria, Alstroemeria chorillensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery

Lima - Peru - Plaza de la Inquisicion (Inquisition Square) Date: circa 1920

The Arsenal Dock - Callao, Peru. circa 1910s

Rio Ampayaco, Peru - Bora Indians in their village. The Bora are an indigenous tribe of the Peruvian, Colombian and Brazilian Amazon, located between the Putumayo and Napo rivers

The Peruvian dancer Helba Huara, on tour with A Night in Spain, 1928 - she had a unique style using ethnic dances (Peruvian and Spanish) and was exotic looking wearingnumerous original costumes Date

Ruins of the Wiracocha Temple at Raqch i, Peru
Built in the fifteenth century and considered by the historians to be one of the most audacious Inca constructions, the remarkable Wiracocha temple at Raqchi

Lima, Peru - The Hippodrome, with its remarkable isalmic/moorish architectural styling. circa 1910

Peru - Campa and Amuesha people - Perene District
Two native mountain tribal folk of the Campa del Alto Perene (Parenisati or Asheninca) and Amuesha (Yanesha) from the Perene District of the province Chanchamayo in Peru in full traditional costume

Callao, Peru - English Railway for Lima and Chorrillos and Naval Centre. Date: circa 1910s

Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617), circa 1670
Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617). Christian mystical religious, member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. Portrait by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), circa 1670. Detail

Plate decorated with depiction of two fish. Ceramics. Inca culture (1400-1533 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Sculptural vessel. Ceramic. Lambayeque culture or Sican (700-1350 AD). North coast of the central Andes, Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Vessel with mythical character. Ceramic. Chimu-Inca culture. Late Horizon (1470-1532 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Phytomorphic vessel. Depiction of the fruit known as lucuma (Pouteria Lucuma). Piece from the excavations of the Bishop Baltasar Martinez de Companon (1785). Chimu culture

Peru - Ucayali River - European Hunters and Crocodile
Arequipa region, Peru - Ucayali River - European Hunters, indigenous villagers and (rather clearly deceased) Crocodile. Part of the reverse comment on this postcard reads

Roger Casement Iln Import 21 Dec 07 July 20th
roger, casement, iln, import, 21, dec, 07, july, 20th, 1912, human, rights, activist, photographed, senor, juan, tizon, peruvian, amazon, company, hanged, 1916, involvement, irish, nationalist

PERU FUNERAL HONOURS
The body of a dead Peruvian noble is honoured, then he is buried with his womenfolk (still alive) for company Date: 1737

PERUVIAN INDIAN MUMMIES
Peruvian Indian mummies sitting round in a circle inside a stone walled tomb Date: 1873

PERUVIAN INDIAN MUMMY
Peruvian Indian mummy, swaddled like a sitting child with skull peering through the cloak Date: 1873

Cessna A-37B Dragonfly 69-6443
United States Air Force - Cessna A-37B Dragonfly 69-6443 (MSN 43288), awaiting disposal at Davis-Monthan Air Base (transferred to Peruvian Air Force in 1996). Date: circa 1995

Balboa and Pizarro exploring Central and South America
Vasco Nunez de Balboa reaching the Pacific 19, Francisco Pizarro separating his men by a line in the sand on the Isle of Gallo 20, and Peruvians afraid of a lunar eclipse 21

Sims Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu subsp. simsii (Sims crimson alstroemeria, Alstroemeria haemantha var. simsiana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith

Orange Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria aurea (Orange-flowered alstroemeria, Alstroemeria aurantiaca). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith after J.T

St. Martins flower, Alstroemeria pulchra. Handcoloured copperplate engraved and drawn by Frederick W. Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Parrot lily or Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria pulchella (Parrot-like alstroemeria, Alstroemeria psittacina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Portuguese squill, Scilla peruviana (Dingy-flowered Peruvian squill, Scilla peruviana var. discolor). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu (crimson alstroemeria, Alstroemeria haemantha). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

St. Martins flower, Alstroemeria ligtu
St. Martins flower or Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Peruvian lily or parrot flower, Alstroemeria pulchella. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after Thomas Shotter Boys from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Long-tailed tyrant, Colonia colonus (Peruvian flycatcher, Le Colon). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Indian, Peruvian and Brazilian cobras
Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard

Peruvian sheartail, Thaumastura cora (Cora hummingbird, Trochilus cora). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds

Peruvian bark tree or quinine tree, Cinchona officinalis. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852

Black henbane and Peruvian primrose-willow
Black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger 1, and Peruvian primrose-willow, Ludwigia peruviana 2. Jusquiame, Jussiee. Handcoloured steel engraving by August Dumenil after an illustration by A

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

Greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus
Greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat, Noctilio leporinus unicolor, and tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer. (Peruvian bat, Noctilio unicolor, and tailed glossophag bat, Glossophaga caudifer)

Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria species
La Fleur tachete des Incas. Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et

Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria pulchella
La Fleur Striee des Incas. Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria pulchella. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et

Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria pulchella (Parrot alstroemeria, Alstroemeria psittacina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by M

Peruvian daffodil, Ismene pedunculata (Mr McLeans amancaes, Ismene macleana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers Botanical

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