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  • Geology: the Gorner glacier, in the Valais. Lithograph by J. Schmid after A. Calame.
  • Months of the year: October. Engraving after P. Stevens.
  • Geography: glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geology: the Rhone glacier in the Valais. Engraving by C. Niquet the younger after J.S.D. Besson.
  • A man has fallen through ice into a river: he is clutching at the leg of his companion in an attempt to rescue himself. Etching.
  • Months of the year: January. Engraving after P. Stevens.
  • The Resolution, Captain Cook's ship, in the Antarctic circle. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1777, after W. Hodges, 1773.
  • Months of the year: December. Engraving after P. Stevens.
  • The rescue of the young John Wesley from the burning parsonage at Epworth, Lincolnshire. Mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds after H.P. Parker.
  • Geography: avalanches. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Cholera : caused by food infected by the excretions of a previous case : how to prevent ... / Shanghai Municipal Council Public Health Department.
  • Geography: a snow bridge formed between two glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • First Vatican Council, 1869-1870: Pope Pius IX leading his cardinals across a plank of wood placed on the ice, watched by Mr Punch. Wood engraving by Swain after J. Tenniel, 1869.
  • Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.
  • A crowd of people falling over on the pavement outside an open doorway. Lithograph.
  • Months of the year: March. Engraving after P. Stevens.
  • Geography: a ship in an ice-field. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Months of the year: November. Engraving after P. Stevens.
  • Geography: a gigantic iceberg at sea, dwarfing a sailing ship. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.