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Travel souvenir from Potrerillos to the Chilean border.
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263
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Travel souvenir from Potrerillos to the Chilean border.
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
Travel souvenir from Potrerillos to the Chilean border. C. 247 silver prints (aristotype paper), various sizes, pasted on paper, French ms. text and captions, dated and signed. - Diary of a horseback journey through Chile along the Cordillera of Mr Fritz de la Kethulle de Ryhove: "Souvenir de mon voyage dans la Cordillière depuis Potrerillos à la frontière chilienne. Expedition organised by engineer Lemos, a former Louvainist under the orders of engineer José Laligant. The expedition included the engineer, (...), an arriero, 2 guides and 3 peons and myself as an amateur. About twenty mules and horses. Departure from Potrerillos on 2 February 1914". Sites and views: Potrerillos, Rio Blanco, glaciers... Portrait of the Argentinian aviator Jorge Newbery. Discovery of the bodies of Alejandro J. Villegas and Salvador Persico, victims of a previous expedition, who died due to the extreme cold in the Cordillera. Incl. press articles.
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About the sale
Prints & Drawings, Photographs & Comics, Rare Books, Atlases & Manuscripts, Surrealism, Congo, Erotica & Ballets russes
Auction location
Auction time
06/24/2026 at 1:00 PM
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