Description
Antique print dated 1895.
The page is over 115 years old and in good condition.
In order to enhance and protect the page we have set in within a bespoke frame and mount.
Frame size 400mm x 370mm. available also in a
gold frame, your choice. RtW.239.
Entitled – Santiago. The Hill of Santa Lucia, with the Andes in the background.
Below the picture an inscription reads:
Santiago. – This is the capital of Chili, and is reached by a branch line of the Transandine Railway between Mendoza and Valparaiso, from which latter city it is about 160 miles distant.
The Chili belongs the honour of constructing the first railway in South America, namely, the line from Caldera to Copiapo, which was constructed in 1850.
The railroad between Santiago and Valparaiso, with its branch from Las Vegas to Santa Rosa, in the Andes, is 144 miles long, and cost 12,925,334 dollars.
The splendid City of Santiago de Chili, is situated in a large and fertile plain at the foot of the Andes, and at an elevation of about 1,800ft.
The Mapocha, a rapid stream, divides the city, the principal part being on the north or right bank of the river.
Santiago is laid out in large squares, with streets intersecting one another at right angles; but, owing to the prevalence of earthquakes, the houses are seldom more than one story high, and generally occupy a large space, which area has gardens and courts in the interior.
The houses are plentifully supplied with water, many of them being stately mansions, fitted up with elegance and splendour.
There are several lines of street railway within the city, Santiago possesses many fine walks; the Alameda is a noble promenade, more than a mile long, and consisting of three double rows of poplars, with a stream of running water between.
On the banks of the Mapocha, too, is the Tajamar, an embankment of solid masonry, nearly three miles long, which protects the city from inundation.
The view towards the Andes, as may be seen above, is here wholly unobstructed, and embraces one of the grandest displays of mountain scenery in the world.
The Plaza, or Great Square of Santiago, is a large open area, adorned with a fine fountain.
It contains the old palace (on the north side), an irregular, heavy-looking pile, formerly the residence of the Presidents, but now used as a prison, barracks, and treasury; the Mint, a great quadrangular building; and the Cathedral of Santiago.
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