Sujet

View of Arica, Peru, 1865. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

View of Arica, Peru, 1865. 'As the seaport town of Arica, near the southern extremity of Peru, was lately the head-quarters and base of operations of the revolutionary faction in that distracted Republic, we give [a view of the place, from a sketch] by Mr. F. E. Wilmot...of H.M.S. Shearwater, when lying in that harbour of the Pacific coast. [It shows]...the port, with its fortifications on the top of the cliff named the Morro Arica, and with a couple of the rebel ships and the British man-of-war in the port at anchor - namely, the Tombez gun-boat on the right, the Shearwater on the left, and the General Azundi in the centre. The Morro Arica is about 490 ft. high, a bold-looking cliff, making a noble contrast with the dull sandy hills in the background. The fort at the top is built of sand-bags, and its armament consists of ten 32-pounder guns, with one antiquated-looking gun which was raised from the wreck of a Spanish ship some twenty or thirty years ago, and has stood on the top of the hill since that time'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A26_395

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22,7Mo (1,6Mo) / 32,1cm x 17,7cm / 3790 x 2096 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation South America ocean sea arts harbour art trade port ship ships continent British geography color Chile Pacific Ocean cliff cliffs war location century Britain newspapers press Peru print concept Navy B&W warfare engraved engraving sailing ship sailing ships Colour naval warfare 19th century water transport warship black & white black and white B W white and black warships nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper landscape Unknown Arica naval ship 19th-century