A journey from the southern shore of Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc, travelling east to the Zugspitze, highest mountain in Germany.
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An illustrated account of the 14th successful ascent of Mont Blanc, complete with champagne and red wine, and two oil paintings of other climbs.
Burke’s sublime became attractive to some in the late 18th century. They took to the mountains, to record high peaks and narrow gorges in paintings. First of a new series.
It was only the fourteenth ascent of Western Europe’s highest mountain. Their provisions included 20 bottles of red wine and 18 chickens. His painting helped make mountaineering respectable.
