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LL/89823
Bennett Greig
1938
Machu Picchu showing part of the "King's" group in the southwestern sector of the site, with a corner of the Torreon shown in the left foreground and agricultural terraces in the background.

Gelatin silver print
British Museum
Museum number: Am,B53.12
 
(Alan Griffiths, 17 March 2019) Part of a series of photographs of Inca archaeological sites taken in Peru by Bennett Greig.
 
"Bennett Greig was a British diplomat and archaeologist who served as Honorary Attaché at the British Embassy in Lima (Peru) for eight years in the 1930s. Bennett donated a collection of Peruvian pottery to the British Museum in 1939."
Bennett Greig (Biographical details), British Museum
 
LL/89823


 

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