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Glacier "near Colon"

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Date

21 September 1880

Artist

Henry George Willink (1851-1938)

Collection

The Alpine Club

Acknowledgements

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Description

This is a page from a sketchbook belonging to Henry George Willink (1851-1938). Willink married Marcy Grace Ouvry, of whom the sketchbook contains a portrait, on 9 September 1880. This sketchbook appears to record their honeymoon, with the sketches dated 10 September - 22 November 1880. The sketches record the couple’s travels from Dover, through France to Switzerland and on to Italy, returning to England via Boulogne.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Courtesy of The Alpine Club

Location

Mont Colon, Valais, Switzerland

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Glaciers
Mountains

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

There are three glaciers on Mont Colon, the Mont Colon Glacier, the Petit Mont Colon Glacier and the Arolla Glacier.

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