Descending the Pointe des Écrins

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Three men stand on rocks on one side of a chasm, while a fourth man has jumped to the other side

Descending the western arête of the Pointe des Écrins.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Landscapes & Places
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engravers:: Whymper, Edward; Whymper, Josiah Wood
Format:: Landscape (wider)
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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Three men stand on rocks on one side of a chasm, one behind the other, while a fourth man, leading the way, has jumped to the other side. They are all roped together.

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