Totorore expedition transparencies

Date
[ca Jul-Dec 1983]
Reference
PA12-11153
Description

Colour transparencies of birdlife and local scenes taken by James (Jim) Watt in Chile during the Totorore expedition and after he left the expedition to travel alone, circa Jul-Dec 1983.

Set contains images of birds including flamingos (beside the anchored 'Totorore'), Inca terns, Magellanic penguings, sanderlings, surfburds, turnstones, steamer ducks, a ringed kingfisher "martin pescador" (at Pudeto), red-legged cormorant "red-foot garmardi", black vulture "Jote", black-necked ibis "bandurria", and an Andean condor. Also contains street scenes from Santiago (featuring a church, other buildings, and a market), Corcovado and Chayapiren "Pichimahuida" volcanoes, the Andes seen from a commerical airliner (on Watt's arrival"), San Vincente port, Quintupeu (in Pumalin Park), and Valparaiso seen from the water.

Inscriptions: Note from depositor reads: "'Totorore' this series from a carousel Jim used for presentations - to raise money for expedition - final series."

Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies.

Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Curator required
Part of
Watt, James Norwood, 1928-2018: Collection / Birdwatching and sailing expeditions in Chile, New Zealand, and Auckland and Antipodes Islands
Format
22 colour original transparency/ies, Transparencies, Landscape photographs, Dye coupler transparencies
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