[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861
Stage in the ascent of Mont Blanc, c1853, (1946). Creator: George BaxterStage 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
The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, ca. 1866. Creator: John RuskinThe Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, ca. 1866
Advertisement for tourism at Chambery, France, c1920s
Ascent of Mt. Blanc - crossing Bossons Glacier - Grands Mulets in distance, Alps, 1901. Climbers in the French Alps. Stereocard by Underwood & Underwood
Ettal Abbey from the north slope, Bavaria, Germany, c1922. Creator: UnknownEttal Abbey from the north slope, Bavaria, Germany, c1922. Kloster Ettal is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1330, in the village of Ettal, 877 metres above sea level. Postcard
Map of the Austro-Italian frontier, First World War, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & SonMap of the Austro-Italian frontier, First World War, (c1920). Mountainous area between Salzburg, Trieste and Cremona, showing the Tyrol
Hannibal crossing the Rhone, 218 BC (1882-1884). Artist: GilbertHannibal crossing the Rhone, 218 BC (1882-1884). During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army, including elephants, from Spain into Gaul
Lucerne and the Alps, Switzerland, 20th century. The Church of St Leodegar, completed in 1633, are in the left foreground
Drama on Mont Blanc, Alps, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st August 1902
The Mur de la Cote, c1855. Artist: George BaxterThe Mur de la Cote, c1855. From the mid 19th century, the British professional and leisured classes travelled to the Alps for health and recreation
View from Kleine Scheidegg to the to the Jungfrau and Silberhorn in the Swiss Alps
St Bernard mountain rescue dogs with flasks of brandy on their collars, c1880. The dogs were named for St Bernard of Menthon (923-1008) who built two mountain rest houses (hospices) in the Alps
Plate 15: Ferdinand as Hannibal crossing the Alps; from Guillielmus Becanuss Serenissimi... 1636Plate 15: Ferdinand as Hannibal crossing the Alps; from Guillielmus Becanuss Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis... 1636
Mer de Glace, Valley of Chamouni-Savoy (Liber Studiorum, part X, plate 50), May 23, 1812. Creator: JMW TurnerMer de Glace, Valley of Chamouni-Savoy (Liber Studiorum, part X, plate 50), May 23, 1812
The Lake of Zug, 1888 Creators: John Ruskin, Thomas Goff LuptonThe Lake of Zug, 1888
Voyages dans les Alpes. Partie pittoresque... 1834. Creator: Horace Benedict de SaussureVoyages dans les Alpes. Partie pittoresque... 1834
View of the Alpes, 1760. Creator: Jean OuvrierView of the Alpes, 1760
Crossing the St. Gothard Pass; after Kudolf Koller, 1888. Creator: UnknownCrossing the St. Gothard Pass; after Kudolf Koller, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888
Storm in the Alps, Switzerland, 1908. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlanStorm in the Alps, Switzerland, 1908
Alpine Scene, 1865. Creator: Gustave DoréAlpine Scene, 1865
Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps, 1885. Creator: Rosa BonheurCattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps, 1885
A Farmhouse in the Bavarian Alps, About 1825. Creator: Johann Georg von DillisA Farmhouse in the Bavarian Alps, About 1825
Savoie 46, Mont-Blanc, Vu de Mont-Joli, 1855 / 67. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie BissonSavoie 46, Mont-Blanc, Vu de Mont-Joli, 1855/67. [Mont Blanc from Mont Joly, Savoy, France]. Albumen print
Savoie 48. Aiguille et glacier d Argentieres (Savoy 48. The Needle and the Argentieres Glacier), c. 1861. [French Alps]. Albumen print
Savoie 49, Cabane des Grands-Mulets, c. 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie BissonSavoie 49, Cabane des Grands-Mulets, c. 1861. [Grands Mulets Hut, a mountain refuge in the Mont Blanc massif, French Alps]. Albumen print
Savoie 41, Tunnel de la Tete Noire, 1855 / 67. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie BissonSavoie 41, Tunnel de la Tete Noire, 1855/67. [Tunnel in the French Alps]. Albumen print
Savoie 47, Le Buet et les Rochers de Fis, 1856 / 63. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie BissonSavoie 47, Le Buet et les Rochers de Fis, 1856/63. [Mont Buet in the Chablais Alps]. Albumen print
St Wolfgang mit Schafberg, 1933. Creator: UnknownSt Wolfgang mit Schafberg, 1933. View of the town of St Wolfgang im Salzkammergut on the Wolfgangsee, with the Schafberg mountain behind, Austria
The Alps [recto], 1868-1869. Creator: John Singer SargentThe Alps [recto], 1868-1869
Chain of Alps from Grenoble to Chamberi, published 1812. Creators: JMW Turner, William SayChain of Alps from Grenoble to Chamberi, published 1812
Chute de Staubbach, dans la Vallee de Lauterbrunnen (Falls at Staubbach... probably 1776)Chute de Staubbach, dans la Vallee de Lauterbrunnen (Falls at Staubbach in the Lauterbrunnen Valley), probably 1776
Mountains with a Mountain Hut, 1921. Creator: Ernst KirchnerMountains with a Mountain Hut, 1921
Mountains (Berge), 1920. Creator: Ernst KirchnerMountains (Berge), 1920
Alpine Huts in Fog, 1920. Creator: Ernst KirchnerAlpine Huts in Fog, 1920
The Seehorn, 1919. Creator: Ernst KirchnerThe Seehorn, 1919
Mountain House, 1917. Creator: Ernst KirchnerMountain House, 1917
Vue du Schild-Wald-Bach prise en Hyver, 1785. Creator: Charles-Melchior DescourtisVue du Schild-Wald-Bach prise en Hyver, 1785. [View of the Schildwaldbach in winter]
Vue generale des Alpes et Glaciers. Creator: Charles-Melchior DescourtisVue generale des Alpes et Glaciers. [View of the Alps and glaciers from Worb Castle, Switzerland]
Alpine Pasture, 1918. Creator: Ernst KirchnerAlpine Pasture, 1918
Rocky Stream, 1919. Creator: Ernst KirchnerRocky Stream, 1919
Andermatt, Switzerland, 1880. Creator: Hopkins Horsley Hobday HorsleyAndermatt, Switzerland, 1880
The Pass of Saint Gotthard, Switzerland, 1803-04. Creator: JMW TurnerThe Pass of Saint Gotthard, Switzerland, 1803-04
View of Bozen with a Painter, 1837. Creator: Jules CoignetView of Bozen with a Painter, 1837
Alpine Climbers, 1869. Creator: Elijah WaltonAlpine Climbers, 1869
Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler, 1820. Creator: Edwin Henry LandseerAlpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler, 1820
Swiss Landscape, c. 1830. Creator: Alexandre CalameSwiss Landscape, c. 1830
Lake Lucerne, 1858. Creator: Albert BierstadtLake Lucerne, 1858