Sujet

Chinese quarter of the Chincha Islands, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Chinese quarter of the Chincha Islands, [Peru], 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Oswald Younghusband of the quarter inhabited by Chinese labourers employed in the guano trade. 'The Chincha Islands, which contain the richest deposits of guano on these coasts, are situated about 120 miles south of Lima. It has been stated that they bring in a revenue of about 16,000,000 dollars to the State'.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A15_417

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

21,5Mo (1,6Mo) / 28,4cm x 19,0cm / 3352 x 2241 (300dpi)

Mots clés

South America building buildings wood work house houses arts worker country housing art British color accommodation wooden location century SHACK Britain newspapers press Peru print shacks concept controversy B&W slum slums controversial engraved engraving Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black migrant worker nineteenth century shantytown workers migrant workers The Print Collector Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper shanty town Unknown housing conditions Chincha Islands 19th-century