Latin America Collection (page 9)

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) captive, occurs in Mexico. Critically endangered, endemic species

Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), captive, Chiapas, southern Mexico, IUCN Near Threatened, April

RF Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) aerial view. Baja California, Mexico

Brown capuchin monkey (Sapajus macrocephalus). displaying submissive behavior. Captive, Peru

Young Lamas in pasture (Lama glama) altiplano of Atacama Desert, Chile

Red tailed boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) on fallen tree over water, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Pink Ipe trees (Tabebuia ipe / Handroanthus impetiginosus) in flower, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Western Brazil

Landscape, 1907 (drawing on paper)
8724153 Landscape, 1907 (drawing on paper) by Malharro, Martin (1865-1911); Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (add.info.: By Martin Malharro).

Vie quotidienne et coutumes du Perou : "Indiens pechant avec un filet" Aquarelle tiree du livre
AIS5386303 Vie quotidienne et coutumes du Perou : "Indiens pechant avec un filet" Aquarelle tiree du livre "Trujillo del Peru" par Baltasar Martinez Companon y Bajanda

Zapoteque Art of Mexico: urn. Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels
AIS5338596 Zapoteque Art of Mexico: urn. Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels.; © Iberfoto.

Guayaquil, 1682 (coloured manuscript)
7339327 Guayaquil, 1682 (coloured manuscript) by Ringrose, Basil (c.1653-83); 16x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Captain Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Cuba, 19th century (engraving)
7337530 Captain Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Cuba, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Pirate)

Image series Conquest of Mexico, Cortez burns the ships in August 1519, Liebig painting
7277891 Image series Conquest of Mexico, Cortez burns the ships in August 1519, Liebig painting; Private Collection; (add.info.: Image series Conquest of Mexico)

Chart of South America and the Atlantic Coast, 1798 (engraving)
7340435 Chart of South America and the Atlantic Coast, 1798 (engraving) by Langara, Juan de (18th century); 5.7x86 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Biobio [and] Labapi, 1685 (manuscript)
7339773 Biobio [and] Labapi, 1685 (manuscript) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40.5x5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Heradura [and] Conception, 1685 (manuscript)
7339771 Heradura [and] Conception, 1685 (manuscript) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40.5x5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Limary, South American Pacific coast, 1685 (manuscript)
7339768 Limary, South American Pacific coast, 1685 (manuscript) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chilca and Asia, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339761 Chilca and Asia, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America)

Chancay, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339758 Chancay, 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, Peru)

Chancayllo, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339757 Chancayllo, 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)

Jaquey, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339755 Jaquey, 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)

Eten, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339738 Eten, 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, Peru)

Sechura, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339737 Sechura, 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)

Views of Silla de Paita and Punta Aguja, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339736 Views of Silla de Paita and Punta Aguja, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America)

Mancora, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339732 Mancora, 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)

Picoaza, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339730 Picoaza, 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, Ecuador)

'Rancho at Concon, between Valparaiso and Quillota, Jany 14th 1850 [Chile]', 1850 (watercolour)
7295614 'Rancho at Concon, between Valparaiso and Quillota, Jany 14th 1850 [Chile]', 1850 (watercolour) by Fanshawe

Montevideo, 1805 (coloured manuscript)
7295441 Montevideo, 1805 (coloured manuscript) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 25x41 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Scale: [ca)

The survey ship HMS 'Beagle' running into Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands, 1878 (watercolour)
7295556 The survey ship HMS 'Beagle' running into Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands, 1878 (watercolour) by Martens, Conrad (1801-78); 19.5x29.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plates of Captain Cook Voyages, Volume I Interview between Commodore Byron and the Patagonians
7295522 Plates of Captain Cook Voyages, Volume I Interview between Commodore Byron and the Patagonians, 18th century (engraving); National Maritime Museum, London

Native Chileans
5307687 Native Chileans.; (add.info.: Copperplate engraving depicting native Chileans. Dated 17th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870
5314322 War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870; (add.info.: War of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan war in 1865-1870)

'Cape Frio [Brazil] N by W 1/2 W distant 4 leagues. Lighthouse on highest point', 1849 (blue wash)
7295584 'Cape Frio [Brazil] N by W 1/2 W distant 4 leagues. Lighthouse on highest point', 1849 (blue wash) by Fanshawe

The 'Rising Star' (1821) built for the War of Independence in Spanish South America, 1931 (print)
7295576 The 'Rising Star' (1821) built for the War of Independence in Spanish South America, 1931 (print) by English School, (19th century) (after); 35.4x45.5 cm; National Maritime Museum

Chart of the Southern Hemisphere showing pre-Cook journeys and discoveries, 1777 (engraving)
7295408 Chart of the Southern Hemisphere showing pre-Cook journeys and discoveries, 1777 (engraving) by Cook, James (1728-79); 56x54 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting a family of Puri Indians, Brazil. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426251 Engraving depicting a family of Puri Indians, Brazil. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

(Wind chart, showing winds for the four quarters of the year) Cape Horn (2) western vicinity, sold by J.D Potter, 31
7342744 (Wind chart, showing winds for the four quarters of the year) Cape Horn (2) western vicinity, sold by J.D Potter, 31, poultry, price one shilling, 1855 (print) by British School

Manta, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339729 Manta, 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 Ecuador)

Bahia San Mateo, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339723 Bahia San Mateo, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack South America)

Caleto, 1685 (bound sheet)
7339673 Caleto, 1685 (bound sheet) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: William Hack North America, the Pacific Coast)

Chart of the Americas, c.1671 (coloured engraving)
7339473 Chart of the Americas, c.1671 (coloured engraving) by Visscher, Nicolaes (Claes) Jansz (1586-1652); 44x55 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting some Cassava (manihot esculenta) a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family
5309299 Engraving depicting some Cassava (manihot esculenta) a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae

Engraving depicting the South American Indian method of using a bow and arrow to hunt birds, 19th century
5308669 Engraving depicting the South American Indian method of using a bow and arrow to hunt birds, 19th century; (add.info)

A street in the city of Valdivia, Chile
5307471 A street in the city of Valdivia, Chile.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a street in the city of Valdivia, Chile, as it appeared in Spring 1835. Dated 19th century)

Foundation of San Miguel de Ibarra by Cristobal de Troya on September 28, 1606
AIS5332912 Foundation of San Miguel de Ibarra by Cristobal de Troya on September 28, 1606; (add.info.: ECUADOR. AMAZONIAN PROVINCE. Ibarra. City Hall. Greatest hall.); Photo © Rotger/AIC.

Allegorie de la fondation d'Ibarra par le capitaine Cristobal de Troya en 1606 - ECUADOR. Ibarra. City Hall
AIS5332900 Allegorie de la fondation d'Ibarra par le capitaine Cristobal de Troya en 1606 - ECUADOR. Ibarra. City Hall. Greatest hall

Sea Adventure: Pirates decoying an American ship (colour litho)
8669366 Sea Adventure: Pirates decoying an American ship (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pirates decoying an American ship)

Working a diamond claim in Brazil (engraving)
8644039 Working a diamond claim in Brazil (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Working a diamond claim in Brazil)

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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.