Cannonade on the Matterhorn

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A mountaineer climbing an uneven rock face shelters himself from falling rocks

A cannonade on the Matterhorn. (1862)

Artist

Name:: Mahoney, James
Dates:: 1816-1879
Country:: Ireland

Illustration

Subjects:: Landscapes & Places, People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engravers:: Whymper, Edward; Whymper, Josiah Wood
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Harold B. Lee Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Scrambles amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69
Author:: Whymper, Edward
Publisher:: London: John Murray, 1871
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A mountaineer climbing an uneven rock face tries to shelter himself from falling rocks.

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