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NICHOLS, R.C. ed.:
The Alpine Club Map of Switzerland. With parts of the neighbouring countries. edited by R.C. Nichols.
Londn, Longmans Green & Co., 1874, (additions to August 1st. 1876), in-8vo, in 17 parts mounted on linen, in orig. slipcase, from the library of H. G. Willink (1852-1938) with his name in pencil, with clothslip in O.-box with gilt title (box used).
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As a member of the Alpine Club, and vice-president at one time, H. G. Willink climbed in Switzerland in his early years, and illustrated the Badminton Library Book on "Mountaineering." But his taste was more for walking (and drawing), in Switzerland, esp. Zermatt, his guide on all occasions was Johan Anderegg (with a notice by Tony Astill,, laid in).This highly detailed and historically significant map, created for the Alpine Club, was one of the earliest comprehensive topographical maps of the Swiss Alps to use modern surveying and mapping techniques, with a multilingual legend in English, French, German, and Italian. Source ,The Times’, Thursday, May 05, 1938: Mr. Henry George Willink, who took a prominent part for many years in the public life of Berkshire, died at Hillfields, Burghfield. on April 30, at the age of 86.
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Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.
M. Ben Harteveld
rue des Alpes, 5
1700 Fribourg
Switzerland
41 (0)26 3223808
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