Edward Whymper
English mountaineer, 1840-1911
"Edward Whymper was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent. Whymper also made important first ascents on the Mont Blanc massif and in the Pennine Alps, Chimborazo in South America, and the Canadian Rockies. His exploration of Greenland contributed an important advance to Arctic exploration. Whymper wrote several books on mountaineering, including ""Scrambles Amongst the Alps: In the Years 1860-69"" (1871)."
Source: Wikipedia
englischer Grönlandforscher, Alpinist; 1865 Erstbesteiger des Matterhorns (1840-1911). Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Teddington/Middlesex. 3⁄4 p. 4to. Etwas gebräunt und lichtrandig. Verso Montagereste. Gelocht.
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Wohl an den Geographen und Forschungsreisenden Hans Meyer, dem er einige seiner Werke zugesandt hatte. „[…] If my books give you pleasure, I have succeeded in my aim. I saw some references to your Travels in English newspapers, and thought you might perhaps like to have a copy of some of my works […]“ - Sehr selten.