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Title: El ComercioPublication Date: Friday, February 22, 1878Place: Lima, PeruLanguage: SpanishSize: 25.2 inches x 16.5 inchesPeriodicity: DailyOriginal from the 19th century; not a reproduction.
Historical Significance:A Witness to Peru in 1878
This Original leafof El Comercio (one sheet), published on February 22, 1878, is much more than a newspaper: it is a tangible fragment of history. Emerging just a year before the start of the War of the Pacific, its pages preserve a vision of Peru at a time of uncertainty and change.
Although the paper is torn in half, its fragility enhances the aura of rarity and authenticity: few pieces survive the passage of almost 150 years. Each line printed in lead type is a direct echo of the press that informed and shaped public opinion in the 19th century.
Such an object is of interest not only to bibliophiles and collectors, but also to historians, museums, and lovers of Peruvian cultural memory. Owning it means preserving a testament to the daily and political life of the era.
A unique object, difficult to find in private collections, that makes its owner the guardian of a piece of Peruvian history.
