Henriette d'Angeville and her party ascending Mont Blanc, 1838. Colour lithograph by F. Baumann.

  • Baumann, F.
Reference:
43859i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view Henriette d'Angeville and her party ascending Mont Blanc, 1838. Colour lithograph by F. Baumann.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

Henriette d'Angeville and her party ascending Mont Blanc, 1838. Colour lithograph by F. Baumann. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Mlle d'Angeville reached the summit of Mont Blanc on 4 September 1838, and was the first woman tourist to do so. A local woman, Marie Paradis, from Chamonix, had made the ascent in 1808

Publication/Creation

Publié à Genève [Geneva] (Place du Lac) : Frédéric Margueron ([Geneva] : Impr. F. Margueron)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 14.2 x 9.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Ascension du Mont Blanc par Mlle. d'Angeville. F. Baumann del. et lith.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 43859i

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link