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Background imageMountaineer Collection: [The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson

[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Creator: George Baxter

Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Creator: George Baxter
Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Climbers on Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps - a man is being pulled out of a crevasse on a rope

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mr. Pendlebury, Senior Wrangler, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Pendlebury, Senior Wrangler, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Pendlebury, Senior Wrangler, 1870. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. G. L. Collis of Richard Pendlebury, the Senior Wrangler [top mathematics undergraduate at the University of Cambridge]. 'Mr

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The Fog-Bow, seen from the Matterhorn, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Fog-Bow, seen from the Matterhorn, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Fog-Bow, seen from the Matterhorn, 1871. Engraving from '...Mr. Edward Whymper's new book, "Scrambles Amongst the Alps, " [of] a rare optical and atmospheric phenomenon...Mr. F. G

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Before us and beneath us was the crater of Etna. The circumference of the crater, according to Sig

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Montagnard de l'Arabie Petrée, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Montagnard de l'Arabie Petrée, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Montagnard de l'Arabie Petree, c1797

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Montagnard du Mexique, c1797. Creators

Costumes de Différents Pays, Montagnard du Mexique, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Montagnard du Mexique, c1797

Background imageMountaineer Collection: REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back, between 1900 and 1905. "Huber's Hotel, Cafe" on awning

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mr. Albert Smith's Entertainment - 'The Overland Mail', at Willis's Rooms, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Albert Smith's Entertainment - "The Overland Mail", at Willis's Rooms, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Albert Smith's Entertainment - "The Overland Mail", at Willis's Rooms, [London], 1850. Author, entertainer

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Ascent of Mont Blanc: M. Bisson's photographic expedition... 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson

Ascent of Mont Blanc: M. Bisson's photographic expedition... 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Ascent of Mont Blanc: M. Bisson's photographic expedition leaving the station of the Grands Mulets, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mountaineers of the Western Himalayas, c1891. Creator: James Grant

Mountaineers of the Western Himalayas, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Mountaineers of the Western Himalayas, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Background imageMountaineer Collection: High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell

High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. viii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Dancing Town (The Top of the World), 1922. Creator: George Wesley Bellows

Dancing Town (The Top of the World), 1922. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Dancing Town (The Top of the World), 1922

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Dr. William H. Holmes, 1931. Creator: Edmund Hodgson Smart

Dr. William H. Holmes, 1931. Creator: Edmund Hodgson Smart
Dr. William H. Holmes, 1931

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mou

Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-32

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Professor Tyndall, 1864, (1946). Creator: George Richmond

Professor Tyndall, 1864, (1946). Creator: George Richmond
Professor Tyndall, 1864, (1946). Portrait of Professor John Tyndall (1820-1893), Irish-born physicist and mountaineer. Tyndall was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Men in traditional dress, Mühlviertel, Upper Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Men in traditional dress, Mühlviertel, Upper Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Men in traditional dress, Muhlviertel, Upper Austria, c1935. Men from the Muhlviertel region wearing waistcoats, decorated belts and climbing boots, and holding lengths of rope

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany, 1898. Creator: Works and Sun Sculpture Studios

Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany, 1898. Creator: Works and Sun Sculpture Studios
Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany, 1898. From " Underwood and Underwood Publishers, New York-London-Toroto Canada-Ottawa Kansas."

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Creator

Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Creator
Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Full of curious profiles and grinning gargoyles. Unusual rock formation in the Grampians National Park in Victoria

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose

The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909....an immense boulder near the Hospice, scaled by a wire ladder. People standing on top of an unusal rock formation

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mount Cook, and the Head of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose

Mount Cook, and the Head of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Mount Cook, and the Head of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand, c1909....from a dangerous pinnacle on Mount Wakefield. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The Tasman and Rudolph Glaciers, Southern Alps, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose

The Tasman and Rudolph Glaciers, Southern Alps, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Tasman and Rudolph Glaciers, Southern Alps, New Zealand, c1909. A birds eye view from the Glacier Dome. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose

Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. as seen from a spur on Mount Wakefield. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Background imageMountaineer Collection: A Dangerous Ascent, Mount Malte Brun, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose

A Dangerous Ascent, Mount Malte Brun, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
A Dangerous Ascent, Mount Malte Brun, New Zealand, c1909. In the icy depths below is the Tasman Glacier. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Descent of Mt. Blanc - enormous crevasses near the summit, Alps, 1901. Creator

Descent of Mt. Blanc - enormous crevasses near the summit, Alps, 1901. Creator
Descent of Mt. Blanc - enormous crevasses near the summit, Alps, 1901. Climbers on Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, which stands between the Aosta Valley in Italy

Background imageMountaineer Collection: A heroic act, 1914. Creator: Unknown

A heroic act, 1914. Creator: Unknown
A heroic act, 1914. La Tournee Heroique. A postman saves a traveller lost in the snows of the Alps. Front cover of " Le Petit Journal Supplement Illustre". [France, 18 January 1914]

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The Rockies: Asulkan Glacier, Hermit Range, Canada, 1895. Creator: William Notman & Son

The Rockies: Asulkan Glacier, Hermit Range, Canada, 1895. Creator: William Notman & Son
The Rockies: Asulkan Glacier, Hermit Range, Canada, 1895. Mountaineer between two crevasses of a glacier in British Columbia

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Among mountains and chasms of ice - enormous crevasses of Brigsdal glacier, - Norway, c1905

Among mountains and chasms of ice - enormous crevasses of Brigsdal glacier, - Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Drama on Mont Blanc, Alps, 1902

Drama on Mont Blanc, Alps, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st August 1902

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The Mur de la Cote, c1855. Artist: George Baxter

The Mur de la Cote, c1855. Artist: George Baxter
The Mur de la Cote, c1855. From the mid 19th century, the British professional and leisured classes travelled to the Alps for health and recreation

Background imageMountaineer Collection: A Cannonade on the Matterhorn, from Scrambles amongst the Alps in the years 1860 - 69, pub

A Cannonade on the Matterhorn, from Scrambles amongst the Alps in the years 1860 - 69, pub. 1871 (engraving), 1871

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. Artist: James Mahoney

The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. Artist: James Mahoney
The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. A group of the most prominent alpinists of the Golden Age of alpine climbing. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Charles Fellows with William Hawes, plants a baton on the summit of Mont Blanc, 1827

Charles Fellows with William Hawes, plants a baton on the summit of Mont Blanc, 1827. Included as an insert in A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mountaineering accident, 19th century

Mountaineering accident, 19th century. We saw a toe- it seemed to belong to Moore- we saw Reynaud a flying body. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Edward Whymper, British mountaineer, 1865 (1956)

Edward Whymper, British mountaineer, 1865 (1956). Whymper is best known for his involvement in the first ascent of the Matterhorn, accomplished in 1865

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Edelweiss, late 19th or early 20th century(?)

Edelweiss, late 19th or early 20th century(?)

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mountaineers, late 19th or early 20th century

Mountaineers, late 19th or early 20th century

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA

Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), English author, critic and mountaineer, early 20th century

Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), English author, critic and mountaineer, early 20th century. Stephen was the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell

Background imageMountaineer Collection: William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey

William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Conway was an English art critic, politician and mountaineer

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mont Blanc du Tacul and the Dent du Requin, the Alps, early 20th century

Mont Blanc du Tacul and the Dent du Requin, the Alps, early 20th century

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Climbing through the Bossons icefall on the way up Mont Blanc, Switzerland, early 20th century

Climbing through the Bossons icefall on the way up Mont Blanc, Switzerland, early 20th century

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The Bernina Range, Alps, early 20th century

The Bernina Range, Alps, early 20th century
The Bernina Range, Alps, 20th century

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Peteret ridge, Mont Blanc, France, early 20th century

Peteret ridge, Mont Blanc, France, early 20th century

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Mount Feathertop, Victoria, Australia, 1928

Mount Feathertop, Victoria, Australia, 1928. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Australia, 2nd series

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Professor John Tyndall, Irish natural philosopher, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin

Professor John Tyndall, Irish natural philosopher, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Professor John Tyndall, Irish natural philosopher, c1890. Tyndall (1820-1893) was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Duke of the Abruzzi, Italian mountaineer and explorer, late 19th-early 20th century

Duke of the Abruzzi, Italian mountaineer and explorer, late 19th-early 20th century. Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco (1873-1933), son of Amadeo I, King of Spain

Background imageMountaineer Collection: The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer

The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Bujon was a French soldier killed in a mountaineering accident on the Aiguille de Chambeyron on 16th August 1891

Background imageMountaineer Collection: John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist and populariser of science, c1880

John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist and populariser of science, c1880. Tyndall (1820-1893) was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution

Background imageMountaineer Collection: John Tyndall, Irish born physicist and mountaineer, 1893. Artist: John McLure Hamilton

John Tyndall, Irish born physicist and mountaineer, 1893. Artist: John McLure Hamilton
John Tyndall, Irish born physicist and mountaineer, 1893. Tyndall (1820-1893) studied in Marburg under Robert Bunsen (1811-1899)

Background imageMountaineer Collection: John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist, 1872

John Tyndall, Irish-born British physicist, 1872. Tyndall (1820-1893) was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution, London in 1854

Background imageMountaineer Collection: Professor Francis Maitland Balfour (1851-1882), Scottish embryologist, 1882

Professor Francis Maitland Balfour (1851-1882), Scottish embryologist, 1882. The brother of Conservative statesman AJ Balfour, Francis Balfour was killed in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc


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