Traditional Mexican costumes 1850s.

10/25/14
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Mexico, Costumes, Alexandre Lacauchie, fashion history
Costumes from Mexico. Mexicains.

Traditional Mexican costumes 1850s.

Source: Les nations. Album des Costumes De Tous les Pays. Par Alexandre Lacauchie. Paris. Maison Martinet. Haute Cœur frères 41, Rue Vivienne et 146, Rue de Rivoli 1850s.

Illustration, damasks, ornament

Continuing

Picturesque and archaeological journey through Mexico, by Carl Nebel 1836.
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Public scribe of the main square in Mexico City in the 19th century.
Mayan Stone Idol. Front View, at Copán. Honduras
The Necropolis of Ancon in Peru. The Empire of the Incas.
Las Tortilleras. Costumes from the villages in the south of Puebla, Mexico.
THE story of Catalina de Erauso. The fighting nun.
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