Caption

WALES, UK, 1883, THE ASCENT OF SNOWDON: 1. Near the Top they are Confronted with an Animal (The Caretaker's Dog). 2. They Attain the Very Summit, and are Enveloped in the Fumes of an adjacent Volcano (" Must be the Cheminee."â€îED.). 3. The Top. 4. Refreshed, they Proceed to the Crowning Act of Heroism. 5. They Determine to Stay the Night in Order to See the Sunrise. They choose a Cosy Corner in the Shanty. (Rainy Night, Shanty Leaky; Everything is Leeky in Wales). 6. Next Morning they Watch for the Rising Sun. 7. "Facilis Descensus." 8. Safely Down, and in the Garden of the "Snowdon Ranger," they Contemplate the Wonderful Formation of the Elephant Mountain.

Date

1883

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A09_312

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71,4Mb (5,8Mb) / 14,3in x 19,3in / 4303 x 5799 (300dpi)

Keywords

WALES UK 1883 ASCENT SNOWDON Top Confronted Animal Caretaker's Dog Attain Summit Enveloped Fumes adjacent Volcano Cheminee Refreshed Proceed Crowning Act Heroism Determine Stay Night Order See Sunrise choose Cosy Corner Shanty Rainy Leaky Everything Leeky Wales. Next Morning Watch Rising Sun Facilis Descensus Safely Down Garden Ranger Contemplate Wonderful Formation Elephant Mountain 19th century engraving engraved image history illustrative technique engravement engraving victorian Arts Culture 19th Century Style Retro Styled Vintage retro arkheia nineteenth century engraving historic art