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Colombia: a cottage built of bamboo. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

The plain of Peladeros, Colombia, looking towards the Cordilleras. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Rio Claro, Colombia. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Bocanema, Colombia: a waterfall. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Colombia: a covered passage providing a prospect of the Cordillera mountains across a ravine. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Mariquita, Colombia: a wooden bridge. Coloured lithograph by C. Empson, 1836.

Mérida city, Colombia. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Colombia: a shed on the banks of a lagoon of the River Cienega. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Pamplona city, Colombia. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Places in Colombia. Coloured etchings and lithographs by C. Empson, 1836.

Colombia: an out-house for preparation of food. Coloured lithograph by C. Empson, 1836.

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Empson, Charles, active 1836

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Rio Claro, Colombia. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Bocanema, Colombia: a waterfall. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.

Places in Colombia. Coloured etchings and lithographs by C. Empson, 1836.

Colombia: an out-house for preparation of food. Coloured lithograph by C. Empson, 1836.

The plain of Peladeros, Colombia, looking towards the Cordilleras. Coloured etching by C. Empson, 1836.