Identifier: twoyearsinperuwi01hutc (find matches)
Title: Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Hutchinson, Thomas Joseph, b. 1820
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Publisher: London : S. Low, Marston, Low, (and) Searle
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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the corners of the upper story was themodel of a mountaineer in clothing made of coarsematting, which they say is the pattern of dressworn by the Indians of old times in crossing theCordillera. It has a helmet of the same materialas the under-dress, in which are holes for the eyes,and an aperture for the mouth to breathe through.Near to this, on the end wall, we pass by anallegorical painting of Peru, representing anIndian of bushy beard, with his hand on theglobe, and a hatchet at his feet. He has one arma-kimbo, and close by is a pillar, on which Libertyis seated. On this pillar are painted the names of I am glad to mention that ^Medina got a silver medal and500 soles, or about 100/. VAWW \VI.; li:<H)(MTS OK (llll.l-; AM) KCMIADOIL IVM) liiuMios Ayrrs, diilc, (oloinhi.-i, Mexico, Bolivia,jind IVmmi. Ovci* llic wholu is a sf Icjnnlcf, (jiiwhich aro iiisciihcd in SjKUiisli of course—thewords, * INmmi, sovereign and iVce, the IViciid of allnations, wdiilst iiuh^ixMidcnt ofthcni !
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GYPSUM STATUE OF INDIAN MAN. The macliinery is too extensive to record here.Amongst it may, however, be noticed a die-stamping machine, from the School of Arts inLima, done by a student of three years, DonJacinto Marteiorena. z 2 340 TWO YEAES IN PERU. (cHAP. XVI. The neighbouring Republics of Chile to thesouth, and Ecuador to the north, have sent theircontributions likewise. Amongst those of theformer is a large collection of agricultural products,as well as a steam-engine made by the boys ofthe Escuela de Artes (School of Arts) in Santiago.From Guayaquil, the chief seaport of Ecuador, aretwo circular tables, one made of thirty-six differentclasses of wood, done in Mosaic pattern, to thenumber of 3,000 pieces. Another of the samekind has 5,000 bits in its composition. The nameof the maker is Enrique Jergens, and he hasoccupied three years in the manufacture of each. Passing out into the garden, one cannot helpfeeling puzzled, amongst such an emharras desrichesses, to discriminate as

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