Description: THE JUNGFRAU in the High Alps Artist: unknown ____________ Engraver: unknown NOTE: The title in the box above is also in the white border below this scene. PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed circa 1840; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 6 x 8 inches, actual scene size is 3 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receive priority mail, international orders receive regular air mail unless otherwise asked for. Full payment details will be in our email after auction close. We pack properly to protect your item! PRINT DESCRIPTION: The Jungfrau (transl. "maiden, virgin"), at 4,158 meters (13,642 ft) is one of the main summits of the Bernese Alps, located between the northern canton of Bern and the southern canton of Valais, halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch. Together with the Eiger and Mönch, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall of mountains overlooking the Bernese Oberland and the Swiss Plateau, one of the most distinctive sights of the Swiss Alps. The summit was first reached on August 3, 1811, by the Meyer brothers of Aarau and two chamois hunters from Valais. The ascent followed a long expedition over the glaciers and high passes of the Bernese Alps. It was not until 1865 that a more direct route on the northern side was opened. The scenic mountain separates the cantons of Bern and Valais and is in the Bernese Alps, two other peaks of which (the Finsteraarhorn [14,022 feet] and the Aletschhorn [13,763 feet]) surpass it in height. The first ascent was made in 1811 on the eastern or Valais side by two Swiss brothers, Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer. It was not until 1865 that two Englishmen made the first ascent from the difficult western, or Interlaken, side, and in 1927 two guides climbed the south side. One of Europe’s highest railways (constructed 1896–1912) cuts a 4.4-mile-long tunnel through the Eiger and Mönch peaks to the Jungfraujoch, a pass (11,335 feet) between the Mönch and Jungfrau peaks. THIS IS AN ACTUAL ENGRAVING PRINTED IN THE 1840s! A GREAT VIEW OF A FAMOUS LANDSCAPE, CITYSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE PLACE IN THE WORLD !
Price: 15.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-14T22:36:38.000Z
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Material: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Subject: Landscape
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Type: Print
