Catalogue description Jacques Balmat - Mont Blanc - 1786

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Details of 1922/C10
Reference: 1922/C10
Title: Jacques Balmat - Mont Blanc - 1786
Description:

Photographic copies of the page containing Balmat's account of his first ascent of Mont Blanc, in his own hand. With accompanying letters from the owner of this page.

 

Contains: Letter from A. Gex to the Secretary of the AC (A.L. Mumm), 9 September 1902. Piece Ref: 1922/C10/1.

 

Author: BALMAT, Jacques

 

Places: Mont Blanc
Date: 1786
Held by: Alpine Club Archives, not available at The National Archives
Former reference in its original department: D93
Language: English
Physical description: 1 volume (4 p.)
Immediate source of acquisition:

The original page appears to have been in the possession of Monsieur A. Gex, who sent the photographs of recto and verso to the AC in 1902.

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