Set of 10 Antique Prints of Various Scenes, Figures and Objects of South America

€ 500

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Sheet size: 26 × 18 cm (10.2 × 7.1 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12505-14 + 9

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

A set of ten engraved sheets on the peoples, objects and monuments of South America, from the Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Sciences, the work of Johann Georg Heck as revised and edited for American use by Daniel Brinton. Each sheet is headed "Americans" with a plate number and numbered captions beneath the images.

The plates are a survey of South American subjects drawn from the Andes to the lowlands. Several are given to ancient remains: carved heads and idols, pottery, skulls, a stepped platform and a masonry gateway, and a figure in a ceremonial tunic. Others show the living peoples, with portraits of men and women with painted or tattooed faces, groups of figures in feathered dress, a canoe, hammocks, weapons and domestic objects. Two larger scenes show a line of dancing figures and a mounted lance fight on open ground, while one sheet has men in ponchos and wide hats beside a thatched village. All are engraved in black and white on toned paper with numbered captions.

Together they present the continent's peoples as encyclopedic illustration of the nineteenth century presented them.