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1. Add MS 89647

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Add MS 89647
Title:
Anonymous travel journal, 'Visit to Switzerland'
Scope & Content:
The journal, in a single hand, by an unidentified woman recounts in great detail an extensive walking trip in Switzerland in Jun-Jul 1876, during the golden age of 19th century Alpine mountaineering, just five years after Edward Whymper had made the first ascent of the Matterhorn. The author des...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1876
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 89692

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Add MS 89692
Title:
Typescript journal of a mountaineering holiday in Switzerland
Scope & Content:
Record of a two month mountaineering holiday of Lady Hermione Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, her sister, Victoria, Nelly Wyndham, and a Miss Sutcliffe between Aug-Sep 1893. The writing appears to have been shared among the group as each member of the party is mentioned at different points and the ton...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1893
Extent:
1 volume

3. Mss Eur F197/655(a)-(b)

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Mss Eur F197/655(a)-(b)
Title:
Photographs of mountain scenery and mountaineering in the Himalayas and Karakorams.
Scope & Content:
Collection of 155 loose prints, divided into the following categories: Prints 1-15 Commercial views of mountain scenery, including the Sind Valley, Liddar Valley, Baltoro Glacier, K2. The majority of these appear to date from the 1890s-1900s. Several are stamped on the reverse, 'From A. M. Heat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890s-1930s
Extent:
Unspecified