![Requena y Herrera, Francisco, A collection of five watercolour drawings from the Luso-Hispanic Border Commission in the Amazon Basin, drawn by its Spanish commanding officer: Parte del camino de tierra de Quito al R. Napo (Lamina I); Vista de la Poblacion y Fortaleza de S. Fran[is]co Xavier de Tabatinga (Lamina V); Vista del Salto grande del Rio Yapurà desde la dist.a de 3 Leguas (Lamina X); Vista del Grande Salto inaccesible del Rio Yapurá (Lamina XI); Los Pongos del Rio Marañon [Lamina XVIII?]., [c.1788]. [Ega (i.e. Tefé, Brazil)].](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/hsrarebooks/images/view/744aab36cda8d523eaf3dceba18e7aa0j/hsrarebooks-requena-y-herrera-francisco-a-collection-of-five-watercolour-drawings-from-the-luso-hispanic-border-commission-in-the-amazon-basin-drawn-by-its-spanish-commanding-offic.jpg)
![Requena y Herrera, Francisco, A collection of five watercolour drawings from the Luso-Hispanic Border Commission in the Amazon Basin, drawn by its Spanish commanding officer: Parte del camino de tierra de Quito al R. Napo (Lamina I); Vista de la Poblacion y Fortaleza de S. Fran[is]co Xavier de Tabatinga (Lamina V); Vista del Salto grande del Rio Yapurà desde la dist.a de 3 Leguas (Lamina X); Vista del Grande Salto inaccesible del Rio Yapurá (Lamina XI); Los Pongos del Rio Marañon [Lamina XVIII?]., [c.1788]. [Ega (i.e. Tefé, Brazil)].](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/hsrarebooks/images/view/5a4a809d23ed052adec9704f2525f1f1j/hsrarebooks-requena-y-herrera-francisco-a-collection-of-five-watercolour-drawings-from-the-luso-hispanic-border-commission-in-the-amazon-basin-drawn-by-its-spanish-commanding-offic.jpg)
![Requena y Herrera, Francisco, A collection of five watercolour drawings from the Luso-Hispanic Border Commission in the Amazon Basin, drawn by its Spanish commanding officer: Parte del camino de tierra de Quito al R. Napo (Lamina I); Vista de la Poblacion y Fortaleza de S. Fran[is]co Xavier de Tabatinga (Lamina V); Vista del Salto grande del Rio Yapurà desde la dist.a de 3 Leguas (Lamina X); Vista del Grande Salto inaccesible del Rio Yapurá (Lamina XI); Los Pongos del Rio Marañon [Lamina XVIII?]., [c.1788]. [Ega (i.e. Tefé, Brazil)].](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/hsrarebooks/images/view/61dfc3e03a9f4df765553951c1268989j/hsrarebooks-requena-y-herrera-francisco-a-collection-of-five-watercolour-drawings-from-the-luso-hispanic-border-commission-in-the-amazon-basin-drawn-by-its-spanish-commanding-offic.jpg)
![Requena y Herrera, Francisco, A collection of five watercolour drawings from the Luso-Hispanic Border Commission in the Amazon Basin, drawn by its Spanish commanding officer: Parte del camino de tierra de Quito al R. Napo (Lamina I); Vista de la Poblacion y Fortaleza de S. Fran[is]co Xavier de Tabatinga (Lamina V); Vista del Salto grande del Rio Yapurà desde la dist.a de 3 Leguas (Lamina X); Vista del Grande Salto inaccesible del Rio Yapurá (Lamina XI); Los Pongos del Rio Marañon [Lamina XVIII?]., [c.1788]. [Ega (i.e. Tefé, Brazil)].](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/hsrarebooks/images/view/13072d1041eb72bd9eb151438592cd33j/hsrarebooks-requena-y-herrera-francisco-a-collection-of-five-watercolour-drawings-from-the-luso-hispanic-border-commission-in-the-amazon-basin-drawn-by-its-spanish-commanding-offic.jpg)
![Requena y Herrera, Francisco, A collection of five watercolour drawings from the Luso-Hispanic Border Commission in the Amazon Basin, drawn by its Spanish commanding officer: Parte del camino de tierra de Quito al R. Napo (Lamina I); Vista de la Poblacion y Fortaleza de S. Fran[is]co Xavier de Tabatinga (Lamina V); Vista del Salto grande del Rio Yapurà desde la dist.a de 3 Leguas (Lamina X); Vista del Grande Salto inaccesible del Rio Yapurá (Lamina XI); Los Pongos del Rio Marañon [Lamina XVIII?]., [c.1788]. [Ega (i.e. Tefé, Brazil)].](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/hsrarebooks/images/view/e8041ed9b26d0d2135b3ff3503dbac29j/hsrarebooks-requena-y-herrera-francisco-a-collection-of-five-watercolour-drawings-from-the-luso-hispanic-border-commission-in-the-amazon-basin-drawn-by-its-spanish-commanding-offic.jpg)
![Requena y Herrera, Francisco, A collection of five watercolour drawings from the Luso-Hispanic Border Commission in the Amazon Basin, drawn by its Spanish commanding officer: Parte del camino de tierra de Quito al R. Napo (Lamina I); Vista de la Poblacion y Fortaleza de S. Fran[is]co Xavier de Tabatinga (Lamina V); Vista del Salto grande del Rio Yapurà desde la dist.a de 3 Leguas (Lamina X); Vista del Grande Salto inaccesible del Rio Yapurá (Lamina XI); Los Pongos del Rio Marañon [Lamina XVIII?]., [c.1788]. [Ega (i.e. Tefé, Brazil)].](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/hsrarebooks/images/view/68c387ba129102442e84e41cf7e59741j/hsrarebooks-requena-y-herrera-francisco-a-collection-of-five-watercolour-drawings-from-the-luso-hispanic-border-commission-in-the-amazon-basin-drawn-by-its-spanish-commanding-offic.jpg)
Requena y Herrera, Francisco
A collection of five watercolour drawings from the Luso-Hispanic Border Commission in the Amazon Basin, drawn by its Spanish commanding officer: Parte del camino de tierra de Quito al R. Napo (Lamina I); Vista de la Poblacion y Fortaleza de S. Fran[is]co , [c.1788]. [Ega (i.e. Tefé, Brazil)].
Art and Evidence: Unique 18th-Century Watercolors of the Deepest Amazon by the Boundary Commissioner in charge of the Spanish Survey party: Drama and Adversity in the Luso-Hispanic Borderlands of Colonial South America
A collection of five stunning and previously unknown watercolors illustrating dramatic scenes from the joint Spanish-Portuguese boundary commission sent to demarcate the frontiers of the Amazon following the 1777 Treaty of San Ildefonso between Portugal and Spain.
A collection of five stunning and previously unknown watercolors illustrating dramatic scenes from the joint Spanish-Portuguese boundary commission sent to demarcate the frontiers of the Amazon following the 1777 Treaty of San Ildefonso between Portugal and Spain.
$ 100,000.00
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Five original drawings in ink, watercolor, and bodycolor on laid paper. The fifth drawing has early restoration that apparently involved pasting blank paper over the margins (and the label "Lamina XVIII"), although this is hard to confirm. Some minor dampstaining, toning, and chipping at the edges, as illustrated.
Provenance: by descent in the family; purchase in Barcelona in March 2023; offered with a Spanish export license granted in 2023.
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