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H.-B. de Saussure and his party halting on the Col du Géant on their ascent of Mont Blanc, 1787. Colour lithograph by F. Baumann, 1863.

Mont Blanc: a flat boulder raised on a pinnacle of ice. Colour lithograph by Louis Haghe after J.D. Forbes.

The ascent of Mont Blanc by John Auldjo's party in 1827: the party negotiating a cliff. Lithograph after J. Auldjo, 1828.

Horace Bénédict de Saussure and others descending Mont Blanc. Coloured aquatint.

The ascent of Mont Blanc by John Auldjo's party in 1827: traversing a gap in a glacier. Lithograph after J. Auldjo, 1828.

Albert Smith standing on the balcony of a chalet in front of the painted backdrop of Mont Blanc at midnight by William Beverley, addressing a large audience. Lithograph after J.O. Parry, 185-.

The ascent of Mont Blanc by John Auldjo's party in 1827: the party breakfasting on a bridge of snow between two cliffs. Lithograph after J. Auldjo, 1828.

A glowing yellow and red fire and with figures tumbling into a pit as though hell in the foreground; an advertisement for a torchlight march entitled 'Fire and Tears' for World AIDS Day on 1 December 95 in the pedestrian area Mont-Blanc, Geneva sponsored by Groupe SIDA Genève, PVA Genève, Dialogai and AIDES Annemasse. Colour lithograph.

The Glacier des Bains [or Bois?], Mont Blanc, from the Montanvert to Chamonix. Colour lithograph by J. Arnout, 1843, after G. Loppé.

[Newspaper cutting advertising an entertainment organised by Albert Smith of views of a journey to Mont Blanc (painted by William Beverley) at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London].

Mont Blanc. Engraving by R. Wallis after W.H. Bartlett.

Ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc, 16th-18th of 9th month September, 1834 / By Martin Barry, M.D.

Henriette d'Angeville and her party ascending Mont Blanc, 1838. Colour lithograph by F. Baumann.

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Mont Blanc. Engraving by R. Wallis after W.H. Bartlett.

Ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc, 16th-18th of 9th month September, 1834 / By Martin Barry, M.D.

[Newspaper cutting advertising an entertainment organised by Albert Smith of views of a journey to Mont Blanc (painted by William Beverley) at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London].

Henriette d'Angeville and her party ascending Mont Blanc, 1838. Colour lithograph by F. Baumann.

Horace Bénédict de Saussure and others descending Mont Blanc. Coloured aquatint.