Pacífico Inedito 1862 1866
Resumen del Libro
The exhibition consists of 91 photographs taken during the Spanish scientific expedition to the Pacific (1862-1866). The photographs, extraordinary in their documentary, historical, and artistic value, reflect the people and landscapes visited by the Spanish scientists during the trip. The photos are from the following areas: Cadiz, Spain, Brazil, Río de La Plata, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, and California. One of the most innovative aspects of the expedition was that the draftsman of the expedition, Rafael Castro y Ordóñez, carried a camera and his images show the Americas in the nineteenth century: its cities, people and nature. The collection was found twenty years ago in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales and restored.
