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Passage d'une Crevasse du Glacier de la Côte

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Date

c.1800

Artist

Print after Johann Philipp Linck (1770-1812)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3284810

Additional Makers

Print maker - Johann Philipp Linck; Publisher - Johann Philipp Linck

Description

A group of nine mounaineers climbing along a glacier and over a crevasse, with the help of a ladder, all carrying climbing equipment; within narrow wash border. Etching with hand colouring.

Inscription

Lettered with the title; "Dessiné par J. Ph. Linck, le jeune" and "Se vend chez l'Auteur à Genéve" and "[?] à la Bibliothéque Imperiale"

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Glacier de la Côte, Mont Blanc, France

Country

Medium

Tags

Glaciers
Exploration
Tools
Ice
Mountains

Category

Travel & Transport

Glossary
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