Description: Reclus18_02 1893 Reclus print RAILWAY LIMA - LA OROYA, PERU, #2 Nice view titled Paysage des Andes. Vue prise au pont de Chaupichaca (chemin de fer de Lima a La Oroya), from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size is 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94) (edition in English: The Earth and Its Inhabitants, 1878-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. La Oroya also called Oroya, city, Junín departamento, central Peru, at the junction of the Mantaro and Yauli rivers on a central plateau of the Andes, at an elevation of 12,195 feet (3,717 m). The city, located in a rich mining region based on the Cerro de Pasco, Morococha, and Casapalca mines, is a smelting and refining centre for copper, zinc, silver, and lead ores; it is also the site of a hydroelectric station fed by Pomacocha Reservoir, 20 miles (32 km) southwest. The first railroad in the area was completed in 1893 to spur silver production, and the first highway in 1943. La Oroya has become a communications link between Lima and the interior. Pop. (1990 est.) 46,500.
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Style: Realism
Material: Engraving
Type: Print
Subject: Landscape
Year of Production: 1893
Print Type: Engraving
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
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Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
