The ascent of the matterhorn

Whymper Edward


Engels | 19-06-2025 | 288 pagina's

9781783341825

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Beschrijving

Few thought of travelling to the Alps until John Ruskin extolled their rugged beauty in 1842. More than anyone, it was 25-year-old Edward Whymper who imbued them once again with a sense of alarming mystery after his Alpine memoir and first ascent of the Matterhorn. Inspiring the birth of mountain climbing, his book is still as fresh as when he wrote it as a love letter to the unique Alpine world and the fierceness of nature he discovered.

Armed with a pick-axe, he climbed in tweeds and leather shoes, alone or with local hunters and craftsmen who carried the ropes, stores, tents and hacked steps in the ice. Even today, the mountain is treacherous and has recorded over 500 deaths since Whymper reached its peak. As an engraver, Edward Whymper enthusiastically embraced the rapidly advancing art of photography.

In 1874, he took a portable camera and plates up the Matterhorn-a first-to turn photographs into engravings for a new edition of his book, and, in 1883, to include as lantern slides with talks (inspiring in teenage Winston Churchill, for one, a lifelong passion for the Alps). In this volume, these photographs are added to Whymper's original engravings and Alpine advice, to accompany his dramatic story-and many appear in print for the first time.

Details

EAN :9781783341825
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Uitgever :Gibson Square
Publicatie datum :  19-06-2025
Uitvoering :Hardback
Taal/Talen : Engels
Hoogte :165 mm
Breedte :240 mm
Dikte :32 mm
Gewicht :510 gr
Status :Bestelbaar via de webshop
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Aantal pagina's :288