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Mont Blanc: travellers outside the cabin on the Grands Mulets. Wood engraving, 1853, after Albert Smith.
- Smith, Albert, 1816-1860
- Date
- 1853
- Reference
- 43844i
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Credit: Mont Blanc: travellers outside the cabin on the Grands Mulets. Wood engraving, 1853, after Albert Smith. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
After his ascent of Mont Blanc in 1851, Albert Smith returned in 1853 and on 21 September joined a party of about fifty travellers on the mountain, two of whom (J. Macgregor and Mr Shuldham) reached the summit. The cabin on the Grands Mulets had ben built the previous year to enable travellers to spend the night on the mountain
Publication/Creation
1853
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; image 17 x 23.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
The cabin of the Grands Mulets, Mont Blanc. Sketched by Mr. Albert Smith.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 43844i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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Location Status Access Closed stores