Title

'House of the Ancients, Island of Tinian', c1820-1839. Artist: Landini

Caption

'House of the Ancients, Island of Tinian', c1820-1839. Plates 32a and 32b from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario. Examples of distinctive stone structures known as latte stones on the Mariana Islands built by the ancient Chamorro people. They were built to support important structures in villages. The construction of the latte is thought to have begun in the 9th century AD, but by the time Europeans discovered the islands in the 16th century they were no longer being built.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1848

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D60_132

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,6Mb (3,9Mb) / 12,9in x 18,2in / 3883 x 5451 (300dpi)

Keywords

mysterious building buildings people male man men showing stone guy color colour archaeology location century Pacific Islands concept archaeological site archeology Micronesia 19th century nineteenth century Mariana Islands Tinian TGN Mariana Islander lithograph latte stone Chamorro Jules Ferrario Historica Graphica Collection Jules Ferrario Landini Jules Ferrario lithograph