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Montée de M. de Saussure sur la Cime du Mont Blanc au Mois d'Aout 1785

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Date

1816-1839

Artist

Print after Johann Michael Voltz (1784-1858)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3323751

Additional Makers

Publisher - Johann Peter Lamy

Description

Scene depicting the ascent of a group of figures up the summit of Mont Blanc; they climb in single file up the slope to the right; two groups of three share a wooden pole as they walk; one figure to the far right carries a ladder over his shoulder; a figure in the immediate foreground carries a wicker basket on his back. Etching with hand-colouring.

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Lettered below image: "Volz del."

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Mont Blanc

Medium

Tags

Glaciers
People
Mountains
Ice

Category

People & Society

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