Peru Mining Mountain of Hualgayoc – Antique Lithograph, 1865

€ 440

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

Date: 1865
Sheet size: 35.3 × 52.5 cm (13.9 × 20.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14032-4

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

Condition report: Very good impression with strong detail. Light toning and faint handling marks in the wide margins, with occasional scattered foxing, not affecting the image. Small tear in top, outside image. Plate mark visible. Blank verso.

About this sheet

The mining mountain of Hualgayoc in northern Peru, a lithograph from Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán's Atlas Geográfico de la República del Perú, published in Paris in 1865. The plate is lettered "Cerro Mineral de Hualgayoc" beneath the image, with "Paz Soldán" at the upper left and "Geografía del Perú, Pl. X" at the upper right. It is printed in tones of sepia on cream paper, with the artist and printers' credits (F. Delamare, drawn; H. Jacomme, printed) below the image.

A rocky, steep-sided peak fills the center of the plate, with a winding track cut up its flank, and the roofs of the mining town cluster at its foot in the lower left. Ridges recede into the distance on the left, and a broad sky with clouds fills the upper half.

Hualgayoc lies in the Cajamarca region and was known for its silver mines. The plate is one of the series of lithographed views of cities and landscapes that Paz Soldán included in his atlas, and it shows the mountain and the town below it in the 1860s.