Nov 18, 2009 - Sale 2196

Sale 2196 - Lot 12

Price Realized: $ 1,440
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
F. L. VELASCO (DATES UNKNOWN) VISIT CUSCO / SACSAYHUAMAN. 1934.
26 1/2x30 1/4 inches, 67x77 cm. Serv. Geog. Del Ejercito, Lima.
Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins and image; restoration along sharp vertical and horizontal folds; restored pin-holes in corners.
Sacsayhuaman, believed to have been a fort, is a walled complex close to the Peruvian city of Cusco. It is known and appreciated not only for its size but for the precision with which its stones were placed together. An extremely unusual image from a country little known for travel posters.