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Ice

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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.
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    A gathering of people in the Balkans selling fish taken in winter sunlight.

    | Reference: 536649i
    Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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    Geography: avalanches. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

    Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941. | Reference: 46587i
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    Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.

    | Date: 1859 | Reference: 30254i
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    Geography: glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

    Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941. | Reference: 46565i
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    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.

    | Date: November 24th 1805 | Reference: 34610i
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