3-065-615 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Guard of honour before the President's private house at Caracas, Venezuela, 1874. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. H. Bonnycastle. 'The city of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, has lately been the scene of great rejoicing, to celebrate the opening of the new waterworks, which have been constructed by the present head of the State, General Guzman Blanco, President of the Venezuelan Republic. General Guzman Blanco, who has risen to the high position he now holds through his own energy and determination, has added this important work to the Senate House and the University constructed during the short period he has been in office...The private house of the President is, as most others in Caracas (which is liable to earthquakes), only one story high, and of very modest appearance. A guard of honour is established before it night and day, and, as they usually sit in a row on chairs, have rather a peculiar appearance to a European eye'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.