Lot no. 1238
South America
Gallardo, Carlos R.
Collection of 6 original photographs, probably by Carlos R. Gallardo. 1900-1910. silver gelatin prints. 17 x 22 - 18 x 24 cm.
The Argentine governor, botanist and engineer Carlos R. Gallardo travelled through the southern regions on behalf of the government to study them and their organisation. The photographs show expeditions, houses, settlements and partly indigenous people of the region, as well as the landscape with its high mountain ranges in the background. They were partly the basis for the photographs in the book Los Onas by Carlos R. Gallardo. - With marginal tears, corners partly slightly creased, paper wavy, margins partly more silvered. Clear and high-contrast photographs. Including: Carlos R. Gallardo. Tierra del Fuego. Los Onas. With numerous illustrations. Buenos Aires, Cabaut Editores, 1910. 2 vols. 395 p. 1 sheet. Gr.-8°. HLwd. with illustrated cover (spine of cover detached, heavily rubbed and stained).
South America. - Collection of 6 original photographs, probably by Carlos R. Gallardo.- The Argentine gouverneur, botanist and engineer Carlos R. Gallardo travelled through the southern regions on behalf of the government to investigate them and their organisation. The photographs show expeditions, houses, settlements and partly indigenous people of the region, as well as the landscape with its high mountain ranges in the background. They were the basis for the photographs in the book Los Onas by Carlos R. Gallardo. - With marginal tears, corners partly slightly creased, paper wavy, margins partly more silvered. Clear and high-contrast photographs. Including: Carlos R. Gallardo. Tierra del Fuego. Los Onas. With numerous illustrations. Half canvas with illustrated cover (spine of cover detached, heavily rubbed and stained).
This lot is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 24.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.
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