Vidal, Emeric Essex. Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, consisting of twenty-four views… London: R. Ackermann, 1820.
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E. E. Vidal spent three years in Buenos Aires during the expulsion of the Spanish Viceroy and the period of civil wars, and returned to England with a sketchbook of local scenery, which he published through Ackerman with descriptions of the various places. His illustrations, engraved in aquatint, depict the transformation of Buenos Aires to a New World metropolis.
“Gauchos” is a reference to countrymen by civilians of Buenos Aires, Argentina, which the author claims to be derived from the work “gawk” or “gawkey.” Here, the gauchos, with long hair and pointy fur hats, are eating ribs as they wait for towncarts to arrive to sell their tanned hides in the city.
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“Gauchos” is a reference to countrymen by civilians of Buenos Aires, Argentina, which the author claims to be derived from the work “gawk” or “gawkey.” Here, the gauchos, with long hair and pointy fur hats, are eating ribs as they wait for towncarts to arrive to sell their tanned hides in the city.
Click to access the catalog record of this book.