Picture No | 10826211 |
Date | 1858 |
Description | A flock of llamas, imported from Peru in 1858 |
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A flock of llamas, imported to England by Mr. Benjamin Whitehead Gee direct from Peru in 1858. This was the first flock that arrived in England by the overland route, having made a perilous journey via Panama and New York.
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Source | Front cover illustration from The Illustrated London News, 10th July 1858. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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