Horizontal view of the banks of a steep valley with a stream shown in the foreground. Ridges and peaks are in the middle distance. The range from which the snow capped peaks rise is in the background.
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Title: Distant View of the Peaks of the Volcanos Tolima & Ruiz "from the vicinity of Tequendama Falls, Colombia"
Inscribed: Inscribed in graphite with figures and at various locations: very rich in trees / rock / ferns / 2 ochrous orange mixed with gray / 3 Brownish Bushes and small herbage / Snowpeaks Tolima and Ruiz - from the vicinity of Tequendama Falls; followed by the date.
Dimensions: Sheet: 30.2 x 45.9 cm (11 7/8 x 18 1/16 in.)
Bibliography: Navas Sanz de Santamaria, Pablo. The Journey of Frederic Edwin Church through Colombia and Ecuador, April-October 1853 (Bogata, Colombia: Villegas Editores in association with Universidad de los Andes and Thomas Greg & Sons, 2008), 75.
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