Salina de Pilluana.
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1830. I.A: Sedlmayr München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph. 457 x 628mm (18 x 24¾"). Some tears and creasing.
A view of salt formations seen in the Pilluana district of Peru. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 15168] £230.00
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph. 457 x 628mm (18 x 24¾"). Some tears and creasing.
A view of salt formations seen in the Pilluana district of Peru. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 15168] £230.00