142 •MARTIN CHAMBI (1891-1973) Thick presentation album entitled Peru, 1947. Congreso Panamericano de Arquitectos. With 104 original photographs, 22 by Chambi. Comprising studies of indigenous people, pre-Colombian sites, artifacts, and architecture, in addition to street scenes; the remaining 82 prints by M. Gonzalez Salazar. A thorough compilation of remarkably crisp views that were compiled and presented to R. Berjman on the occasion of a Pan American Conference dedicated to architecture. Featured are sublime depictions of numerous ancient sites, among them the sacred lands and archeological ruins of the Incan people at Macchu Picchu. The prints are organized thematically into 5 themes: I. Peru, Lima. With 45 photographs, comprising artifacts associated with prehistoric civilizations, and 38 scenes of majestic colonial churches, palaces and lavish "casas," and street scenes in Lima all by Salazar; II. Peru, Ruinas de Pachacamac, Cajamarquilla, Pisas. With 8 detailed views of remarkable prehistoric ruins, all by Salazar; III: Peru, Cuzco. With 32 views of multiple ancient sites: Saqsayhuaman, Tambo, Machey, Bano del Incas, Cuzco, Pisac, Tambomachay, La Famosa Piedra de los 8 Angeulos; plus views of towering Colonial cathedrals; the Templo de la Merced; and various "casas." With 11 views by Chambi. IV. Peru. Macchu Picchu. With 9 views, all by Chambi. V. Peru, Cajamarca, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Puno, Pisco and Tinta. With 10 views, 2 by Chambi. Silver prints, the images measuring 8¾x6½ inches (21.6x16.5 cm.), and the reverse, the sheets slightly larger, many with notations, in pencil, on verso, the Chambi prints with a blind stamp on recto and/or hand stamp on verso, and the Salazar prints with a hand stamp on verso; each print is tipped to mount recto, with a decorative block-letter caption, in ink, below the image area. Thick folio, leatherette with gilt debossing, edgewear, front cover cocked, with David Berjman's facsimile hand stamp on the title page; 3-bolt binding; contents crisp and clean. 1947

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