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.
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.