Antique lithograph views of the Cathedral and La Merced Church, Lima – 1865

Name: Antique lithograph views of the Cathedral and La Merced Church, Lima – 1865
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-14032-29
Price: 490 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1865
Kind: City Views & Plans
Size: 49.2 × 34 cm (19.4 × 13.4 in)
Condition: Good. Very good condition. Sepia tint stone well preserved, with crisp detail. Light marginal toning and a faint water stain along the right edge, not intruding into the printed area. Wide margins and clear plate mark.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: Peru
Reference: BG-14032-29

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Two of Lima's principal churches on a single sheet, original lithographs printed in sepia tints from Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán's Atlas Geográfico del Perú, published in Paris in 1865. The upper view is lettered "Iglesia de la Merced" and the lower "Catedral de Lima".

The upper view looks along a street to the corner of the Merced church, whose tall, square tower with a domed top stands beside a richly carved baroque portal, with a low colonnade at the side. The lower view faces the cathedral across the Plaza Mayor: a long façade with a decorated central portal, two towers with domed tops and another dome rising behind at the left. A few small figures cross the square.

The cathedral was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 and rebuilt after earthquakes in a mix of baroque and neoclassical styles. The atlas, printed in Paris by Lemercier, was the first comprehensive national atlas of Peru, combining maps, plans and views of its cities, ports and landscapes.

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