Latin America Collection (page 21)

Variety of endemic bilbergy in Brazil - Lithograph by J. Swan, from an illustration by William Jackson Hooker
FLO4619495 Variety of endemic bilbergy in Brazil - Lithograph by J. Swan, from an illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), extract from Flore Exotic, Scotland, 1823 - Showy airbroom

Territorial duels between Botocudo tribesmen including wrestling and stick fighting to decide a hunting ground
FLO4621471 Territorial duels between Botocudo tribesmen including wrestling and stick fighting to decide a hunting ground violation. River Belmonte, Brazil

Portraits of Botocudo people of Brazil with their distinctive wooden lip and ear plugs
FLO4621460 Portraits of Botocudo people of Brazil with their distinctive wooden lip and ear plugs, including the brave chief Jeparack and a decorated shrunken head

Patachos man opening a coconut with an axe, and naked hunters with bow and long arrows, Rio Prado, Brazil
FLO4621399 Patachos man opening a coconut with an axe, and naked hunters with bow and long arrows, Rio Prado, Brazil. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's

Waterfall of the Rio Vinagre (Pasambio river), Cauca, Colombia. The river rises near the Purace volcano
FLO4621027 Waterfall of the Rio Vinagre (Pasambio river), Cauca, Colombia. The river rises near the Purace volcano and its waters are allegedly acidic

Tribes of South America: Yuri man with tattooed mouth, and Botocudo man with necklace, Brazil
FLO4688651 Tribes of South America: Yuri man with tattooed mouth, and Botocudo man with necklace, Brazil. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Aphelandra macedoiana foliage plant, named for de Macedo Costa who brought it from Brazil
FLO4663619 Aphelandra macedoiana foliage plant, named for de Macedo Costa who brought it from Brazil. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole

Andean tapir or Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), endangered species. Copper engraving by William Lizars
FLO4651283 Andean tapir or Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), endangered species. Copper engraving by William Lizars, based on a drawing by James Stewart

Gregorio Vasquez
2910793 Gregorio Vasquez; (add.info.: Engraving depicts Gregorio Vasquez (1638-1711) a Colombian painter. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Winged-stem passion flower, Passiflora alata, native to Brazil. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Goulet
FLO4570130 Winged-stem passion flower, Passiflora alata, native to Brazil. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Goulet from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de

Amaryllis du Brazil - Long styled knights' star lily, Hippeastrum stylosum. Amaryllis native to Guyana and Brazil
FLO4580129 Amaryllis du Brazil - Long styled knights' star lily, Hippeastrum stylosum. Amaryllis native to Guyana and Brazil

Bloch's pim, Pimelodus blochii (Tiger pimelodus, Pimelodus arekaima). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
FLO4649988 Bloch's pim, Pimelodus blochii (Tiger pimelodus, Pimelodus arekaima). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburg's

Jaguar catfish, Liosomadoras oncinus (Marbled arius, Arius oncinus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
FLO4649950 Jaguar catfish, Liosomadoras oncinus (Marbled arius, Arius oncinus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburg's Fishes

Cuvier's pike-chacin, Boulengerella cuvieri (Ocellated xiphostoma, Xiphostoma ocellatum)
FLO4649881 Cuvier's pike-chacin, Boulengerella cuvieri (Ocellated xiphostoma, Xiphostoma ocellatum). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Pacu or pacupeba, Myleus pacu (Pacu of Guiana, Myletes pacu). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
FLO4649871 Pacu or pacupeba, Myleus pacu (Pacu of Guiana, Myletes pacu). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburg's Fishes of

Red-eye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus. Black sawbellied salmon, Serrasalmo niger. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
FLO4649855 Red-eye piranha, Serrasalmus rhombeus. Black sawbellied salmon, Serrasalmo niger. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Piraya piranha or San Francisco piranha, Pygocentrus piraya (Piranha saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo piranha)
FLO4649840 Piraya piranha or San Francisco piranha, Pygocentrus piraya (Piranha saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo piranha). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Lima (engraving)
8638244 Lima (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lima. Illustration for Dictionnaire Universel Illustre De La Geographie et Des Voyages edited by C)

Patagonian cavy or Patagonian mara, Dolichotis patagonum. (Cavia magellanica)
FLO4640914 Patagonian cavy or Patagonian mara, Dolichotis patagonum. (Cavia magellanica) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison, London

Windmills (chromolitho)
8677661 Windmills (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Windmills. Advertising card for the Challenge Wind Mill & Feed Mill Co, Batavia)

The Andes Mountains in Peru (colour litho)
8644745 The Andes Mountains in Peru (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Andes Mountains in Peru. Hunting the Llama. The Condor)

Diamond washing in Brazil (engraving)
8641449 Diamond washing in Brazil (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diamond washing in Brazil)

Gold washing in Brazil (engraving)
8641448 Gold washing in Brazil (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold washing in Brazil)

National Types of Beauty: Chile (b/w photo)
8645377 National Types of Beauty: Chile (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chile)

Zoogeography: Vertical and Latitudinal Distribution of Animal Life (colour litho)
8636465 Zoogeography: Vertical and Latitudinal Distribution of Animal Life (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Girls of Many Lands: Brazil (colour litho)
8659745 Girls of Many Lands: Brazil (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brazil)

Engraving depicting the recovering of the giant meteorite which fell at Bondego, Brazil. Dated 19th Century
UIG5426071 Engraving depicting the recovering of the giant meteorite which fell at Bondego, Brazil. Dated 19th Century; UIG.

Salon of 1855. Peruvian school. Inhabitants of the Cordillera painting by M.F. Laso. engraving 1855
UIG5418795 Salon of 1855. Peruvian school. Inhabitants of the Cordillera painting by M.F. Laso. engraving 1855; UIG.

Argentinian Gauchos Rounding Up Wild Horses During The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1878
UIG5420098 Argentinian Gauchos Rounding Up Wild Horses During The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1878 ©UIG/Leemage.

Locomotive, System Estrada, Brazil, South America, historical engraving, circa 1885
UIG5414158 Locomotive, System Estrada, Brazil, South America, historical engraving, circa 1885; UIG.

Johann Jakob Sturz, 1800 - 1877, Prussian consul general in Brazil, human and animal lover, historical woodcut
UIG5414048 Johann Jakob Sturz, 1800 - 1877, Prussian consul general in Brazil, human and animal lover, historical woodcut, circa 1870; UIG.

Portrait de l'homme politique et militaire venezuelien Simon Bolivar (1783-1830)
AIS5373420 Portrait de l'homme politique et militaire venezuelien Simon Bolivar (1783-1830).; (add.info.: Colombie, Bogota, Villa Bolivar); © Iberfoto.

Portrait of Alberto SANTOS DUMONT (1873-1932), 1906 (engraving)
AIS5353173 Portrait of Alberto SANTOS DUMONT (1873-1932), 1906 (engraving); (add.info.: Brazilian aviator and builder of one of the first aircraft "Demoiselle"); © Iberfoto.

The attack on San Salvador (or Bahia, present-day Salvador, Brazil) by the Dutch fleet in 1624
MMM5457873 The attack on San Salvador (or Bahia, present-day Salvador, Brazil) by the Dutch fleet in 1624 by Eertvelt, Andries van (1590-1652); National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait de Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), revolutionnaire venezuelien
AIS5335273 Portrait de Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), revolutionnaire venezuelien, heros des guerres d'independance en Amerique du Sud. Gravure.; © Iberfoto.

Portrait of the spanish bishop Blas Manuel Sobrino, based in Quito e santiago, Chili (painting)
AIS5332905 Portrait of the spanish bishop Blas Manuel Sobrino, based in Quito e santiago, Chili (painting); (add.info.: ECUADOR. Quito. Cathedral. Chapter house); Photo © Rotger/AIC.

An engraving depicting the tapping of a rubber tree in a Brazilian forest, 19th century
5311221 An engraving depicting the tapping of a rubber tree in a Brazilian forest, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1883); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pre-Colombian Inca indian from Peru, 1861 (engraving)
6947880 Pre-Colombian Inca indian from Peru, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pre-Colombian Inca indian from Peru. Human races. 1861); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

A new and correct sea chart of the whole world showing the variations of the compass as they were found in the year
7340788 A new and correct sea chart of the whole world showing the variations of the compass as they were found in the year M.D.CC, 1700-02 (engraving) by British School

South America, coast of Chile - Valparaiso Bay by the officers of HMS 'Beagle' 1835, 1863 (technical drawing)
7340686 South America, coast of Chile - Valparaiso Bay by the officers of HMS 'Beagle' 1835, 1863 (technical drawing) by Unknown Artist

A chart of Brazil bound in Jacob Colom's 'Atlas of werelts-water-deel en des selfs zee-custen'
7340056 A chart of Brazil bound in Jacob Colom's 'Atlas of werelts-water-deel en des selfs zee-custen', 1656 (bound sheet) by Colom, Arnold (1624-68); 57x65 cm; National Maritime Museum

Early 18th century map of South America (print)
7419925 Early 18th century map of South America (print); (add.info.: A map of South America from the early 18th century by an anonymous cartographer.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Map of Mexico and Peru, showing the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire. (print)
7420055 Map of Mexico and Peru, showing the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire. (print); (add.info.: Map of Mexico and Peru, showing the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire)

Quillota and Valpariso, South American Pacific coast, 1685 (manuscript)
7339772 Quillota and Valpariso, South American Pacific coast, 1685 (manuscript) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

St George, South American Pacific coast, 1685 (manuscript)
7339767 St George, South American Pacific coast, 1685 (manuscript) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chilca, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339762 Chilca, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America, the Pacific Coast and Peru)

Guacho, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339756 Guacho, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America, the Pacific Coast)

Pacasmayo and Malabrigo, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339742 Pacasmayo and Malabrigo, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Latin America: From Olympic Protests to Ancient Civilizations" a region brimming with diverse cultures, historical landmarks, and breathtaking natural wonders. In 1968, the Olympic Games in Mexico City witnessed an iconic moment when American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies, highlighting social injustice. Australian Peter Norman stood by them wearing an OPHR badge in solidarity. Diego Rivera's murals at the Ministry of Public Education in Mexico City capture the essence of Latin American heritage. His masterpiece "Day of the Dead" depicts this vibrant Mexican celebration honoring departed loved ones, while "Pre-Columbian Life" showcases the rich history of Zapotec Civilization. Venturing further south to Argentina's Santa Cruz Province, we find Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands), adorned with ancient handprints dating back thousands of years. Meanwhile, Panama's Kuna Indians proudly display their traditional molas – intricately designed textiles representing their cultural identity. A glimpse into Cuba's past can be seen through a map printed in the United States around 1900, reflecting its complex relationship with its northern neighbor. Moving on to Ecuador's capital city Quito, Pichincha Volcano stands tall as a backdrop for this bustling metropolis. Nature lovers will be captivated by Brazil's Aquario Natural where an underwater river scene reveals freshwater plants and Tetra fish thriving harmoniously beneath Rio Baia Bonito’s crystal-clear waters. The majestic Harpy Eagle perches high above Soberania National Park in Panama while Piraputanga fish gracefully navigate Aquario Natural’s underwater landscape. No exploration would be complete without visiting Peru’s Machu Picchu – The lost city of the Inca nestled amidst awe-inspiring mountain peaks. This UNESCO World Heritage site is steeped in mystery and showcases remarkable architectural achievements from a bygone era.