| Early Alpine Images 1 |
 Mont Blanc 15,782 ft First Ascent by J. Balmat & Dr Piccard 1786 |
 Saussure's Party Descending Mont Blanc on the 3rd Ascent 1787 Saussure is Accompanied by a Valet & 18 Guides |
| H. B.
de Saussure : "I first looked toward Chamonix, where I knew that my wife and her two sisters would be looking for us through a telescope. I knew that they would have been following all my steps with anxiety . . . and I was relieved when I saw hanging in the breeze the flag which they had promised to have raised the moment they saw that my party was on the summit and knew that their fears were over. Then at last I could enjoy without worry the tremendous panorama spread before our Gaze." |
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 Sketches by John Auldjo Illustrating his Ascent 1827 |
 Sketch by William Howard From the First American Ascent 1819 |
 Sketches by Charles Fellows |
 Ascent with William Hawes 1827 |
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