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Description : Details: This lot consists of the antique French engraving shown in the corresponding images. This hand-colored engraving, Le Chimborazo vu depuis le Plateau de Tapia, is from Alexander von Humboldt's Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique (first published in 1816). Shown in this image is Chimborazo with alpacas, a caravan of men, and cacti in the foreground. It is attributed to Thibaut, and engraved by Bouquet. Chimborazo is a currently inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around A.D. 550. With a peak elevation of 20,548 ft, Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador. Chimborazo is not the highest mountain by elevation above sea level, but its location along the equatorial bulge makes its summit the farthest point on the Earth's surface from the Earth's center. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia) This collection of books is from the holdings of Archaeologia Books and Prints. Established in 1983, Archaeologia was known for providing scholarly books of quality on the archaeology of Ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece & Rome, and the Pre-Columbian Americas. Several sessions from this fine inventory will be offered over the coming months. To inspect and acquire more detailed information about this lot, please attend our live preview before the auction. Condition / Notes: This engraving, measuring approximately 30 1/2 x 20 3/4, is largely well preserved, with toning, concentrated at the extremities, and a vertical fold down the midline. Colors remain bright with exquisite detail. For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $9.50
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