Guillermo Wheelwright. [William Wheelwright].

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• MEDIUM: Lithograph,

  DATE: 1842

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 11 1/4 x 8 13/16" (287 x 224 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: Rand Esqr. del. J.H. Lynch Lithog. Text under title reads "En la Junta General de la Comunidad Mercantil de Valparaiso, celebrada el dia 15 de Enero de 1842. bajo la presidencia del honorable Juan Walpole. Encargado de Negocios de S.M.B. se resolvio unanimemente colocar en el salon de la Bolsa de Comercio de Valparaiso el retrato de Dn. Guillermo Wheelwright ejecutado a espensas de los miembros de dicha Comunidad...." <br><br> William Wheelwright (1798-1873] was known as Guillermo Wheelwright in Chile and Argentina. He was an American born businessman who spent much of his time at sea, taking after his father who was a shipmaster. He is best known, however, for his key role in developing train and steamboat transportation in parts of South America.

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• CONDITION: Good condition save for heavy foxing in outer margins.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Famous People