Posted 12 years ago
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[5] [Orizaba] [in image at lower right] Orizaba. 25.8 x 39.5 cm. Letterpress text commentary includes: “Orizaba, the Citlaltepetl, or ‘Star Mountain’ of the Mexicans, situated to the South-West of Vera Cruz, is elevated 17,371 feel above the level of the sea.” A pastoral scene with cattle grazing, two men view the distant peak, as a rider plods down a path. Sandweiss, Stewart & Huseman, Eyewitness to War: Prints and Daguerreotypes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848, pp. 260-261 (illustrated). Hello I got this from internet as there is a whole book by John Phillips, published 1848 in Spanish and English, 23 prints total being auctioned by Dorothy Sloan-Books Est at Got this and another Eng. print I will post in next day or so. This one has nice color, I just found frames for both at thrift stores. I spent much time in M($25,000-35,000)
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exico, so this is special. Thanks for looking, sorry for glare from camera on glass! Don
