Item NN/7/10 - Voyages dans les Alpes : précédés d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs de Genève. Volume 2.

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Voyages dans les Alpes : précédés d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs de Genève. Volume 2.

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GB 2014 WS-01-BUS-NN/7/10

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  • 1927 (Accumulation)
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    Westminster School
  • 1779 (Publication)
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    Neuchâtel, Switzerland

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Folio, 1 volume
First edition. Title with engraved vignette, folding engraved map, 14 engraved plates on 13 sheets, most folding.

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(1740-1799)

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Donated to the School Library by Admiral Sir William Goodenough (OW) in 1927.

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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.

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Donated to the School by Admiral Sir William Goodenough (OW) in 1927.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.

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A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.

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NN-5-13

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WS-BUS-NN/7/10

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GB 2014

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Final

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Partial

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  • English

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  • Latin

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