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Horace Bénédict de Saussure and his guides crossing a glacier Month Blanc (engraving)

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Horace Bénédict de Saussure and his guides crossing a glacier Month Blanc (engraving)
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Mechel, Christian von (1737-1817) / Swiss
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
engraving
Date
1790 AD (C18th AD)
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Horace Bénédict de Saussure and his guides crossing a glacier carrying walking sticks and equipment in the foreground, with the Alps in the background; within wash border.Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Swiss aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism. Author: von Mechel, Christian / [Geneva]: Publié en 1790, par Chr: de Mechel et se trouve chez lui à Basle, [1790] Source/Shelfmark: Maps K.Top.76.77.c. 1 print: hand-coloured etching; sheet 37.8 x 49 cm (trimmed below platemark).

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18th century / mountaineering / sport / colour / exploration / engraving / Mont Blanc / France / Europe / mountain
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