The fort where native chiefs held off the 16th century Spaniards Cuzco Peru – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The fort where native chiefs held off the 16th century Spaniards Cuzco Peru comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The fort where native chiefs held off the 16th century Spaniards Cuzco Peru
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Perched on a ridge above Cusco, Sacsayhuamán is the fortress this card shows, and its huge stone blocks, fitted together without mortar, are what catch the eye first. The Inca built it in the decades before the Spanish arrived, and in 1536 Manco Inca's forces fought hard around its walls during the siege of the city. The card was issued by the American Stereoscopic Company in 1907, when stereoviews were a popular way for American households to see distant places in three dimensions.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | Copyright by the American Stereoscopic Co. No. 2080. · War Photograph and Exhibition Company publisher. |
| Subjects | Forts & fortifications--Peru--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,608 × 2,181 px · prints to 15 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-271331 |
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