Saussure was almost single-handedly responsible for drawing attention to the Alps and particularly Mont Blanc. He visited Chamonix in 1760 and established a prize for the first ascent of Mont Blanc, which was achieved in 1786. Saussure reached the summit himself the following year and published 'Relation abregée d'un Voyage a la Cime du Mont-Blanc', the first published account of the ascent of the mountain. The present work was his magnum opus and two further volumes appeared in 1796.
Saussure, Horace Benedict de, 1740-1799
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GB 2014 WS-01-BUS-NN/7/10
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1779
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GB 2014 WS-01-BUS-NN/7/9
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1779
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Saussure was almost single-handedly responsible for drawing attention to the Alps and particularly Mont Blanc. He visited Chamonix in 1760 and established a prize for the first ascent of Mont Blanc, which was achieved in 1786. Saussure reached the summit himself the following year and published 'Relation abregée d'un Voyage a la Cime du Mont-Blanc', the first published account of the ascent of the mountain. The present work was his magnum opus and two further volumes appeared in 1796.
Saussure, Horace Benedict de, 1740-1799
GB 2014 WS-03-PIC-006/02
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2016
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A pale sphere on a dark blue background, created in mixed media using plastic sheeting burnt away to produced a textured surface.
Oswald, Tim, 1997-
GB 2014 WS-02-PUB-02-08-02
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Jun-11
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GB 2014 WS-02-PUB-02-08-01
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GB 2014 WS-01-BUS-HH/1/4
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GB 2014 WS-01-BUS-PRS/2/12g
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GB 2014 WS-01-BUS-JJ/6/12
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GB 2014 WS-01-BUS-PRS/2/02a
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1651
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153 pp.; 1 leaf repaired
Norwood, Richard,
GB 2014 WS-01-BUS-HH/6/11
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1658
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