Chincha (Guano) Islands
A view of Middle Island, from North Island, one of the three Chincha Islands, otherwise known as the Guano Islands. Lying about ninety miles from Peru, the guano deposits on the islands became valued as fertiliser in the 19th century
Picture No
10238947
Media ID
46004556
Size
6141px x 2459px
(2.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News, 21 February 1863, page 200
Date
1863
