Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
July 22, 1911
The Thibodaux Sentinel
Thibodaux, Lafourche County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
English mining engineer Claude Vautin returns from prospecting in Peru with a 1592 Jesuit map of South America marking missionary stations and gold Inca death masks.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Old Map of America.
Claude Vautin, an English mining engineer, who has been prospecting in Peru, returned the other day on the steamship Zacapa. Besides looking after mining property, he has been collecting interesting antiquities of the country.
One of the most interesting things he brings back with him is a map of South America made by the Jesuits in 1592. It gives an outline of the land as far north as Cuba and is apparently accurate. Its purpose is evidently plain, for every missionary station in the country at that time is indicated on the map, and the line of travel necessary to reach them is marked out. This map was obtained by Mr. Vautin at Puno, Peru.
Another interesting collection he brought back is the death masks of the Incas. These were hammered out of metal and placed over the faces of the dead. Three of these obtained by Mr. Vautin are of sheet gold.
Claude Vautin, an English mining engineer, who has been prospecting in Peru, returned the other day on the steamship Zacapa. Besides looking after mining property, he has been collecting interesting antiquities of the country.
One of the most interesting things he brings back with him is a map of South America made by the Jesuits in 1592. It gives an outline of the land as far north as Cuba and is apparently accurate. Its purpose is evidently plain, for every missionary station in the country at that time is indicated on the map, and the line of travel necessary to reach them is marked out. This map was obtained by Mr. Vautin at Puno, Peru.
Another interesting collection he brought back is the death masks of the Incas. These were hammered out of metal and placed over the faces of the dead. Three of these obtained by Mr. Vautin are of sheet gold.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Old Map
South America
Jesuits
1592
Inca Death Masks
Peru
Antiquities
What entities or persons were involved?
Claude Vautin
Where did it happen?
Peru
Story Details
Key Persons
Claude Vautin
Location
Peru
Event Date
1592
Story Details
Claude Vautin returns from Peru with a 1592 Jesuit map of South America indicating missionary stations and Inca death masks of sheet gold obtained in Puno.