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The Alps Collection

Background imageThe Alps 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 imageThe Alps Collection: The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, ca. 1866. Creator: John Ruskin

The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, ca. 1866. Creator: John Ruskin
The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, ca. 1866

Background imageThe Alps 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 imageThe Alps Collection: Advertisement for tourism at Chambery, France, c1920s

Advertisement for tourism at Chambery, France, c1920s

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Ascent of Mt. Blanc - crossing Bossons Glacier - Grands Mulets in distance, Alps, 1901

Ascent of Mt. Blanc - crossing Bossons Glacier - Grands Mulets in distance, Alps, 1901. Climbers in the French Alps. Stereocard by Underwood & Underwood

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Mont Blanc range from near Chamonix (recto): Sketches of the Mont Blanc range from

The Mont Blanc range from near Chamonix (recto): Sketches of the Mont Blanc range from the Tapia above Chamonix, seen from Geneva, and seen from the Dole (verso), 1843

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Scene of the landslip at the Savoy Mouth of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the landslip at the Savoy Mouth of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the landslip at the Savoy Mouth of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1872

Background imageThe Alps Collection: 'Castle and Church of St. Valerie

"Castle and Church of St. Valerie, Sion, Canton Valais" - painted by G. C. Stanfield - from the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1856. Fortified Roman Catholic church at Sion in Switzerland

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Spring in the Alps, 1897. Creator: Giovanni Segantini

Spring in the Alps, 1897. Creator: Giovanni Segantini
Spring in the Alps, 1897

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Monte Civetta, Italy, 1867. Creator: Elijah Walton

Monte Civetta, Italy, 1867. Creator: Elijah Walton
Monte Civetta, Italy, 1867. Showing Lago di Alleghe (Lake Alleghe)

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), c1892. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)

Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), c1892. Creator: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)
Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), c1892. Private Collection

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Bavarian Alps, 1873. Creator: Johan Knutson

Bavarian Alps, 1873. Creator: Johan Knutson
Bavarian Alps, 1873

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Alpine Landscape. Creator: Maria Wiik

Alpine Landscape. Creator: Maria Wiik
Alpine Landscape

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: country people waiting to see the train pass

Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: country people waiting to see the train pass, 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: North entrance to the Mont Cenis Tunnel: Modane, 1871. Creator: Unknown

North entrance to the Mont Cenis Tunnel: Modane, 1871. Creator: Unknown
North entrance to the Mont Cenis Tunnel: Modane, 1871. Railway tunnel - 3.7 km (8.5 miles) in length - in the European Alps, linking Bardonecchia in Italy to Modane in France

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: the first train, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: the first train, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: the first train, 1871. Railway tunnel - 3.7 km (8.5 miles) in length - in the European Alps, linking Bardonecchia in Italy to Modane in France

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Righi Mountain Railway, Switzerland, 1871. Creator: Crane

The Righi Mountain Railway, Switzerland, 1871. Creator: Crane
The Righi Mountain Railway, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: the town of Susa, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: the town of Susa, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: the town of Susa, 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Plan and section of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Plan and section of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Plan and section of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1871....it will be perceived that the approach line to the Savoy mouth of the tunnel, shown at the left, makes a remarkable bend

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Dora Valley, Mont Cenis Railway, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Dora Valley, Mont Cenis Railway, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Dora Valley, Mont Cenis Railway, 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: illuminations at Turin representing the tunnel

Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: illuminations at Turin representing the tunnel, 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: mouth of the tunnel at Bardonnèche

Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: mouth of the tunnel at Bardonnèche
Opening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel: mouth of the tunnel at Bardonneche, Piedmont, [Italy], 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Alpine lake in Bavaria, 1873. Creator: Johan Knutson

Alpine lake in Bavaria, 1873. Creator: Johan Knutson
Alpine lake in Bavaria, 1873

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Agriculture in the Dora Valley, Mont Cenis Railway, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Agriculture in the Dora Valley, Mont Cenis Railway, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Agriculture in the Dora Valley, Mont Cenis Railway, 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Mont Cenis Railway scenery: the Dora Valley, near Oulx, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Mont Cenis Railway scenery: the Dora Valley, near Oulx, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Mont Cenis Railway scenery: the Dora Valley, near Oulx, 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Mont Cenis Railway scenery: the Dora Valley, near Salbertrand, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Mont Cenis Railway scenery: the Dora Valley, near Salbertrand, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Mont Cenis Railway scenery: the Dora Valley, near Salbertrand, 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: A cattle house in the Bavarian Alps, 1873. Creator: Johan Knutson

A cattle house in the Bavarian Alps, 1873. Creator: Johan Knutson
A cattle house in the Bavarian Alps, 1873

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Portrait of Natalia Nordmann, 1900. Creator: Il'ya Repin

Portrait of Natalia Nordmann, 1900. Creator: Il'ya Repin
Portrait of Natalia Nordmann, 1900

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Shooting grebe on the Lake of Geneva, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Shooting grebe on the Lake of Geneva, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Shooting grebe on the Lake of Geneva, 1870

Background imageThe Alps Collection: 'Summer Moonlight on the Lake of Orta

"Summer Moonlight on the Lake of Orta, " by Harry Johnson, 1870. Engraving of a painting in the exhibition of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours

Background imageThe Alps Collection: An avalanche, Swiss Alps, 1920s. Creator: Harry Moult

An avalanche, Swiss Alps, 1920s. Creator: Harry Moult
An avalanche, Swiss Alps, 1920s

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Ice-dancing, St. Moritz, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Ice-dancing, St. Moritz, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Ice-dancing, St. Moritz, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Countess Stradbroke & A. Norum at Murren

Countess Stradbroke & A. Norum at Murren, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - St. Michel, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The new overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - St. Michel, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The new overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - St. Michel, 1869. St

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - Fort l'Esseillon

The new overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - Fort l'Esseillon, at Brabans, 1869

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - ascent from Lanslebourg

The new overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - ascent from Lanslebourg, 1869

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India: Modane

The new overland route to India: Modane [in France], at the north end of the tunnel under Mont Cenis, 1869. The village of Modane, on the Savoy side of the mountains...is the first station upon Mr

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps:working galleries

The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps:working galleries
The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: amalgamation of the second and third working galleries, 1869

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: boring-machine

The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: boring-machine in the tunnel, 1869. The Sardinian Government then appointed M. Maus, a Belgian engineer, and M

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: boring-machine

The new overland route to India and the railway tunnel of the Alps: boring-machine in the second working gallery, 1869. An English engineer, Mr

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India: the tunnel railway tunnel under Mont Cenis - south end

The new overland route to India: the tunnel railway tunnel under Mont Cenis - south end, at Bardonneche, 1869....Bardonneche [Bardonecchia], in the Piedmontese valley of the Dora

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The new overland route to India: the railway over the Alps - summit of Mont Cenis and lake

The new overland route to India: the railway over the Alps - summit of Mont Cenis and lake, 1869

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Mont Cenis road and intended railway from St

The Mont Cenis road and intended railway from St. Michel to Susa, with the railway tunnel from Modane to Bardonneche, 1869

Background imageThe Alps Collection: New overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - Susa

New overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - Susa, in Piedmont, 1869

Background imageThe Alps Collection: New overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - L'Echelle du Diable

New overland route to India: Mont Cenis Railway - L'Echelle du Diable, 1869

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Locomotive engine, with horizontal extra wheels

Locomotive engine, with horizontal extra wheels, for the Mont Cenis Railway, 1868. Railway over the Alps. The entire length of this line, from St

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Church of St Vincent, Heiligenblut am GroBglockner, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown

The Church of St Vincent, Heiligenblut am GroBglockner, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Church of St Vincent, Heiligenblut am Groszglockner, Austria, c1935

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Church bell and weather vane, Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Church bell and weather vane, Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Church bell and weather vane, Kitzbuhel, Tyrol, Austria, c1935. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R. Lechner (Wilhelm Muller), Vienna, c1935]

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Ettal Abbey from the north slope, Bavaria, Germany, c1922. Creator: Unknown

Ettal Abbey from the north slope, Bavaria, Germany, c1922. Creator: Unknown
Ettal 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

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Map of the Austro-Italian frontier

Map of the Austro-Italian frontier, First World War, (c1920). Mountainous area between Salzburg, Trieste and Cremona, showing the Tyrol

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Alpine Landscape from Bavaria, 1873. Creator: Johan Knutson

Alpine Landscape from Bavaria, 1873. Creator: Johan Knutson
Alpine Landscape from Bavaria, 1873

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Alpine rapids, 1830-1864. Creator: Alexandre Calame

Alpine rapids, 1830-1864. Creator: Alexandre Calame
Alpine rapids, 1830-1864

Background imageThe Alps Collection: View from Ramsau, c1870. Creator: Hjalmar Munsterhjelm

View from Ramsau, c1870. Creator: Hjalmar Munsterhjelm
View from Ramsau, c1870

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Mont Cenis Railway scenery: near Oulx, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Mont Cenis Railway scenery: near Oulx, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Mont Cenis Railway scenery: near Oulx, [Italy], 1871

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Mont Cenis Railway scenery: Salbertrand, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Mont Cenis Railway scenery: Salbertrand, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Mont Cenis Railway scenery: Salbertrand, [Italy], 1871. Women doing laundry at a communal water supply

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Junkerboden under Snow, 1936. Creator: Ernst Kirchner

The Junkerboden under Snow, 1936. Creator: Ernst Kirchner
The Junkerboden under Snow, 1936

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Alpine Kitchen, 1918. Creator: Ernst Kirchner

Alpine Kitchen, 1918. Creator: Ernst Kirchner
Alpine Kitchen, 1918

Background imageThe Alps Collection: 'A Snowstorm on Mont Cenis'

"A Snowstorm on Mont Cenis", from the Farnley Hall Collection of drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A. 1865

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Salzburg, the place of meeting of the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia

Salzburg, the place of meeting of the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, 1865

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Matterhorn, from a sketch by Mr. Edward Whymper, 1865. Creator: Mason Jackson

The Matterhorn, from a sketch by Mr. Edward Whymper, 1865. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Matterhorn, from a sketch by Mr. Edward Whymper, 1865

Background imageThe Alps Collection: 'Sunrise on the Königs See

"Sunrise on the Königs See
"Sunrise on the Konigs See, Berchtesgaden, Bavarian Alps", by W. C

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Descending Mont Cenis in Winter, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Descending Mont Cenis in Winter, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Descending Mont Cenis in Winter, 1864

Background imageThe Alps Collection: A Party of Tourists Crossing the Mer de Glace, 1858. Creator: Unknown

A Party of Tourists Crossing the Mer de Glace, 1858. Creator: Unknown
A Party of Tourists Crossing the Mer de Glace, 1858

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Great Semmering Railway - the Bollerswand Viaduct and Tunnel, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Great Semmering Railway - the Bollerswand Viaduct and Tunnel, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Semmering Railway - the Bollerswand Viaduct and Tunnel, 1860

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Le Champ de Bataille de L'Italie; mouvement des operations Italiennes jusqu'a la fin

Le Champ de Bataille de L'Italie; mouvement des operations Italiennes jusqu'a la fin de l'annee 1917, 1917

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Great Semmering Railway - the Weinzettelwand Tunnel, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Great Semmering Railway - the Weinzettelwand Tunnel, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Semmering Railway - the Weinzettelwand Tunnel, 1860

Background imageThe Alps Collection: View of the Alps, c.1888-c.1901. Creator: Anna Catharina Maria van Eeghen

View of the Alps, c.1888-c.1901. Creator: Anna Catharina Maria van Eeghen
View of the Alps, c.1888-c.1901

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Le Passage d'Annibal, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le Passage d'Annibal, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Passage d'Annibal, 1842. Hannibal's Crossing. Dans ces monts sourcilleux dont la neigeuse aigrette [?] Semble un front chenu de geant

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Par Dela les Alpes; Sur le front italien: l'explosion d'un shrapnell sur une tranchee

Par Dela les Alpes; Sur le front italien: l'explosion d'un shrapnell sur une tranchee francaise, le coup a surpris plusieurs de nos hommes en terrain decouvert; un seul, tombe sur la face

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Par Dela les Alpes; L'hiver sur les pentes de l'Adamello: les honneurs au cercueil d'un

Par Dela les Alpes; L'hiver sur les pentes de l'Adamello: les honneurs au cercueil d'un
Par Dela les Alpes; L'hiver sur les pentes de l'Adamello

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St

The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre - from a drawing by G. Barnard, 1858. Mr

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Mont Cervin (or Matterhorn) from above Gumont, Val Tournanche, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Mont Cervin (or Matterhorn) from above Gumont, Val Tournanche, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mont Cervin (or Matterhorn) from above Gumont, Val Tournanche - from a drawing by George Barnard, 1858

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Stereorama at Cremorne Gardens - panorama of the route to Italy

The Stereorama at Cremorne Gardens - panorama of the route to Italy, via the St. Gothard Pass, 1860

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Stereorama at Cremorne Gardens - panorama of the route to Italy

The Stereorama at Cremorne Gardens - panorama of the route to Italy, via the St. Gothard Pass, 1860. The Devil's Bridge; Amstag; Fluellen; Bay of Uri, Lake of Lucerne'

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Fantasy of the Alps, 1822. Creator: Carl Gustav Carus

Fantasy of the Alps, 1822. Creator: Carl Gustav Carus
Fantasy of the Alps, 1822

Background imageThe Alps Collection: View from Mt. Blanc, c.1860s. Creator: Francis Frith

View from Mt. Blanc, c.1860s. Creator: Francis Frith
View from Mt. Blanc, c.1860s

Background imageThe Alps Collection: The Schriekhorn, Grindelwald, c.1860s. Creator: Francis Frith

The Schriekhorn, Grindelwald, c.1860s. Creator: Francis Frith
The Schriekhorn, Grindelwald, c.1860s

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Alpine View, c.1860s. Creator: Francis Frith

Alpine View, c.1860s. Creator: Francis Frith
Alpine View, c.1860s

Background imageThe Alps Collection: La Suisse hospitaliere; un groupe de malades francais faisant une cure de soleil sur la

La Suisse hospitaliere; un groupe de malades francais faisant une cure de soleil sur la terrasse de l'hotel de l'Aurore'

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Sur le front Italien; une passerelle a 3

Sur le front Italien; une passerelle a 3, 000 metres d'altitude, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Sur le front Italien; un coin du champ de bataille: le col de Lago Scuro

Sur le front Italien; un coin du champ de bataille: le col de Lago Scuro, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Sur le front Italien; Les pentes des monts Presana et Zigolone

Sur le front Italien; Les pentes des monts Presana et Zigolone, don't les sommets (3069 m. et 3040 m.) furent emportes par les Italiens, le 26 mai, 1918

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Sur le front Italien; L'arete de Montozzo, 1918. Creator: Unknown

Sur le front Italien; L'arete de Montozzo, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Sur le front Italien; L'arete de Montozzo, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageThe Alps Collection: Sur le front Italien; Dans la region du Tonale: un poste d'acces difficile

Sur le front Italien; Dans la region du Tonale: un poste d'acces difficile, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]



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