Rare Antique Engraving – Lima, Peru with Cathedral and Plaza Mayor, 1867

Religion · 19th century

Rare Antique Engraving – Lima, Peru with Cathedral and Plaza Mayor, 1867

€ 220

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

Date: 1867
Sheet size: 17 × 26.3 cm (6.7 × 10.4 in)
Reference: BG-14126-12

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

Very good, with some light age-related toning and foxing in the margins. Plate impression sharp and clear. Blank verso. Please review the image carefully.

About this sheet

The Plaza Mayor of Lima with the cathedral, an original steel engraving printed in Paris in the 1860s. The plate is lettered "Lima", engraved by Ed. Willmann and printed by Chardon, and belongs to a series of Latin American city views published around 1867.

The view is taken from a rooftop terrace, where two women in long skirts stand at the left and two men talk near the center. Below them the cathedral dominates the plaza with its decorated central portal and two tall towers topped with domes, and a fountain stands in the open square in front. A second church with twin towers and domes rises in the left distance, and the city's flat roofs spread out toward a range of Andean mountains under a broad sky.

The cathedral was begun in the 16th century and rebuilt after earthquakes. It stands on the main square of the Peruvian capital.