Chilean Bivouac near Chorrillos, 1881 - War of the Pacific Wood Engraving
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Chilean Bivouac near Chorrillos, 1881 - War of the Pacific Wood Engraving

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Original wood engraving "A Chilean bivouac near Chorrillos, after the battle fought on 13 January last", under the heading "Guerra del Pacifico": the brushwood shelters of the camp in the foreground and the town beyond. Published in La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana in January 1881.

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Original wood engraving "A Chilean bivouac near Chorrillos, after the battle fought on 13 January last", under the heading "Guerra del Pacifico": the brushwood shelters of the camp in the foreground and the town beyond. Published in La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana in January 1881.

The battle of Chorrillos, fought on 13 January 1881 between the armies of Chile and Peru, opened the road to Lima to the Chilean troops.

Medium: Wood engraving
Date: 1881
Source: La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana; the text of the review is preserved on the verso
Dimensions: 6.3 x 5.8 in (16 x 14.7 cm)
Condition: Good condition, the paper somewhat yellowed.

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