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Valais, le Trient, la Pissevache, Martigny, Sion et St. Gothard, Loëche, la Gemi, Mt. Rose et Mt. Cervin

Title
Valais, le Trient, la Pissevache, Martigny, Sion et St. Gothard, Loëche, la Gemi, Mt. Rose et Mt. Cervin [graphic] / by Florentin Charnaux.
Author
Charnaux, F. (Florentin), 1819-1883
Publication
187-?

Details

Description
1 portfolio (39 photographic prints) : albumen, b&w; photographic prints are approx. 180 x 250mm on mounts 48 x 34cm.
Summary
Views of the Valais canton in Switzerland (primarily mountainscapes) with waterfalls, lakes, hotels, mountain villages, mountain passes such as St. Gotthard, and the Trient River; many include incidental figures.
Subject
  • Mountains > Switzerland
  • Mountain passes > Switzerland
  • Alpine regions
  • Waterfalls > Switzerland
  • Hotels & taverns > Switzerland
  • Resorts > Switzerland
  • Rivers > Switzerland
  • Mountain passes > Alps
  • Valais (Switzerland)
  • Switzerland > 1870-1879
  • Alps, Swiss (Switzerland)
  • Saint Gotthard Pass (Switzerland)
  • Trient River (Switzerland)
Genre/Form
  • Landscape photographs.
  • Waterscapes.
  • Portfolios.
  • Albumen prints.
  • Photographic prints.
Note
  • Title from original letterpress cover.
  • Photographer identified "Suisse et Savoie. F. Charnaux a Geneve" in letterpress, titled and numbers stamped, on mounts.
  • One print is duplicate.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Provenance (note)
  • Source, date unknown.
Call Number
MFZ++ (Charnaux) 82-91
OCLC
NYPG92-F6
Author
Charnaux, F. (Florentin), 1819-1883, photographer.
Title
Valais, le Trient, la Pissevache, Martigny, Sion et St. Gothard, Loëche, la Gemi, Mt. Rose et Mt. Cervin [graphic] / by Florentin Charnaux.
Imprint
187-?
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Provenance
Source, date unknown.
Research Call Number
MFZ++ (Charnaux) 82-91
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