Alps Collection (#96)

Berchtesdaden, Watzmann, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Berchtesdaden, Watzmann, (Berchtesgaden, Watzmann), 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

View of the town, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
View of the town, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Tyrol Castle, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Tyrol Castle, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. The medieval Tyrol Castle, begun in the 11th century, was the seat of the Counts of Tyrol

Road to Tyrol Castle, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Road to Tyrol Castle, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Landscape with Tyrol Castle, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Landscape with Tyrol Castle, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. The medieval Tyrol Castle, begun in the 11th century, was the seat of the Counts of Tyrol

A quiet street, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
A quiet street, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

A quiet corner of Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
A quiet corner of Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

The Passer River and the Castle of Zeno, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
The Passer River and the Castle of Zeno, Merano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Runkelstein Castle, Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Runkelstein Castle, Bolzano, Italy, South Tyrol, 1927. Runkelstein Castle is a fortification built on a rocky outcrop in South Tyrol in the 13th century

View of the town of Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
View of the town of Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Pala Group in clouds, San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Pala Group in clouds, San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Chapel and Pala Group, San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Chapel and Pala Group, San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Pala Group, San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Pala Group, San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

View of the Brenta Group with alpine pasture, Madonna di Campiglio, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
View of the Brenta Group with alpine pasture, Madonna di Campiglio, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

View of the Brenta Group, Madonna di Campiglio, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
View of the Brenta Group, Madonna di Campiglio, Dolomites, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Riva del Garda from Lake Garda, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Riva del Garda from Lake Garda, Italy, 1927.From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Harbour of Limone sul Garda, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Harbour of Limone sul Garda, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

A Swissair plane flying near St Moritz Aerodrome, Switzerland, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

An Alpine Valley, 18th century. Artist: John Robert Cozens
An Alpine Valley, 18th century. From The Studio Volume 70, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

View of Moltrasio on the shore of Lake Como, Italy, 20th century. Stereoscope Camerascope card detail

Edelweiss, late 19th or early 20th century(?)

Woman skiing, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Ernst Platz
Woman skiing, late 19th or early 20th century. Ernst Platz (1867-1940) was a German mountaineer and painter of Alpine scenes

The war, Austrians crossing the Lago Maggiore, Italy, c1875. A scene from the Wars of Italian Independence (1848-1866)

Peschiera del Garda, Italy, c1875. View showing the town and fortess, situated where the Mincio River flows out of Lake Garda

Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland, c1924. Artist: Donald McLeish
Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland, c1924. View of the mountain from the porch of the village church

Natives of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, c1924. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume six, The Fleetway House, London, c1924

The Matterhorn from the Col d Herens, Switzerland, c1900. Artist: J Brunner
The Matterhorn from the Col d Herens, Switzerland, c1900. View looking across the Tiefenmatten Glacier towards the mountains west face

Pension Liten, Thun, Switzerland, 1885. Artist: J Moegle
Pension Liten, Thun, Switzerland, 1885. View of a Swiss guesthouse

Isola dei Pescatori (Island of the Fishermen), Lake Maggiore, Italy, 1890. The island is the northernmost of Lake Maggiores three Borromean Islands and the only one to be inhabited all year round

The Lake of Lucerne, 19th century. Artist: R Wallis
The Lake of Lucerne, 19th century. After an original painting by JMW Turner

St Branchier, 19th century(?). A view in the Swiss Alps in the Canton of Valais

Villa del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como, Italy, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Villa del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como, Italy, c1930s. The villa was built in 1787 for Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume IV

Church and Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland

Mountaineers, late 19th or early 20th century

At St Gingolph, Savoie, 1900. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1900

The Dent du Midi from the Valley of the Rhone, 1900. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1900

Mer de Glace from the Chapeau, near Chamonix, France. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Mer de Glace from the Chapeau, near Chamonix, France. Stereoscopic card detail

Aletsch Glacier and Marjelen Lake, Switzerland. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Aletsch Glacier and Marjelen Lake, Switzerland. Stereoscopic card detail

Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Stereoscopic card detail

Innsbruck and the Bavarian Alps, Tyrol, Austria. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Innsbruck and the Bavarian Alps, Tyrol, Austria. Stereoscopic card detail

View of the Matterhorn, late 19th century. The Matterhorn was first climbed in 1865 by Edward Whymper, Charles Hudson, Lord Francis Douglas, Douglas Hadow

Simony Hut, Salzkammergut, Austria, c1900s. Artist: Wurthle & Sons
Simony Hut, Salzkammergut, Austria, c1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Grossglockner, Hohe Tauern, Austria, c1900s. Artist: Wurthle & Sons
Grossglockner, Hohe Tauern, Austria, c1900s. Grossgluckner is the tallest mountain in Austria. The Hohe Tauern, the highest range of the Alps east of the Brenner Pass

Kissinger Hut, Hohe Tauern, Austria, c1900s. Artist: Wurthle & Sons
Kissinger Hut, Hohe Tauern, Austria, c1900s. The Hohe Tauern, the highest range of the Alps east of the Brenner Pass, includes the highest mountains in Austria. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Heiligenblut and Grossglockner, Austria, c1900s. Artist: Wurthle & Sons
Heiligenblut and Grossglockner, Austria, c1900s. Grossgluckner is the highest mountain in Austria. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Glocknerhaus, Grossglockner, Austria, c1900s. Artist: Wurthle & Sons
Glocknerhaus, Grossglockner, Austria, c1900s. Grossglockner is the highest mountain in Austria. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Schenna, 19th century. Artist: H Winkles
Schenna, 19th century. Schenna Castle in the Trentino-Alto Adige area of Italy

Geneva, Switzerland, 1926
Geneva, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

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