Chile. Descripción Física,...

Chile. Descripción Física, Política, Social, Industrial y Comercial de la República de Chile. Ilustrada con numerosos Grabados y Mapas. Colaboracion de los Señores: Augusto Orrego Cortes, Luis Orrego Luco, Carlos Silva Vildosola, Ricardo Montaner Bello y Dr. Juan Tornero. Editor: Carlos Tornero. Librería “C. Tornero y Cía.” Santiago. 1903.

Quarto, (36 x 25.5 cm / 14.17 x 10 in), Half title, Frontis, Title page, 312 pp., With 6 maps. Cloth binding with gold embossing and titles. Exemplar in great condition. Highly demanded for the quality of the information.

The Album includes various chapters from the physical description and natural products with reference to the territory and the location of the mineral deposits with an emphasis on the nitrate stage. It is complemented by flora and agriculture, livestock and fishing. In the political and cultural organization, Chilean sociability is outlined in its historical process, the constitution of the government and the state, the press and communication. The photographic illustrations testify to the presence of the Mapuche people - they are called Araucanians - in the territorial occupation of this nation. Special mention has the Charity, Hygiene, Art and Public Instruction.

When analyzing the public Treasury and credit institutions, with special development on trade, he takes up the importance of the mining industry with the explanation of some specific sites. The Album has more than 200 engravings and photographs of these subjects.