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Object Number 2004.29.9856
Display Title Oviedo manuscript pages
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: West Indies / (verso) These negatives (11226 & 11235) were destroyed in the Spring of 1967 / because they had deteriorated / Oviedo drawings: West Indies / The originals of these drawings are in the Royal Academy of History, / Madrid. Negatives made for Dr. Lothrop in Madrid
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Native Caribbean styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / <Country> / West Indies
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 × 25.4001 cm (8 × 10 in.)

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