Swissman Collection (page 4)

Map of the fortified Franco-German frontier between Belgium and Switzerland during World War One
3502816 Map of the fortified Franco-German frontier between Belgium and Switzerland during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, by Paracelsus (engraving)
3480675 The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, by Paracelsus (engraving); (add.info.: The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, are exceedingly cryptic

Lake Egeri, engraving by Rouargue (engraving)
3600042 Lake Egeri, engraving by Rouargue (engraving); (add.info.: Lake Egeri. Switzerland. Engraving by Rouargue, 19th century.); PHAS/UIG

Lausanne, Switzerland, engraving by Rouargue, 1838 (engraving)
3600040 Lausanne, Switzerland, engraving by Rouargue, 1838 (engraving); (add.info.: Lausanne, Switzerland. Engraving by Rouargue, 1838.); PHAS/UIG

Paul Klee, 1900s
3507252 Paul Klee, 1900s; (add.info.: Photograph of Paul Klee (1879-1940) a Swiss-German artist who influenced Expressionism, Cubism and Surrealism. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive

The cropping of woollen cloth
3480173 The cropping of woollen cloth; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting the cropping of woollen cloth. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist

The Matterhorn, 1850
3480153 The Matterhorn, 1850; (add.info.: Colour illustration depicting The Matterhorn; a mountain of the Alps; located between Switzerland and Italy)

Switzerland: Swiss landscape with mountain, chalet, lake, 1901 - Citrate paper enhanced by watercolour
LUX4747853 Switzerland: Swiss landscape with mountain, chalet, lake, 1901 - Citrate paper enhanced by watercolour; (add.info.: Switzerland: Swiss landscape with mountain, chalet, lake)

Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne: Chateau de Chillon, 1900
LUX4769819 Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne: Chateau de Chillon, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne: Chateau de Chillon, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne: The old town, a street with commerce and fountain
LUX4769758 Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, Lausanne: The old town, a street with commerce and fountain, 1900 - shops: Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne, founded in 1763

Switzerland, Vaud, Lausanne: Old quarter with shops. Old houses with turrets, wooden balconies and buttoned bows
LUX4766142 Switzerland, Vaud, Lausanne: Old quarter with shops. Old houses with turrets, wooden balconies and buttoned bows, 1907 - Shops: Cafe du soleil, Bussy cookies, bakery, Cafe restaurant

Earliest known view of Geneva and St. Peter's Cathedral
3329534 Earliest known view of Geneva and St. Peter's Cathedral; (add.info.: Earliest known view of Geneva and St. Peter's Cathedral. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

View of Lausanne (Switzerland) with cathedral, engraving, c. 1838
1756539 View of Lausanne (Switzerland) with cathedral, engraving, c. 1838; (add.info.: View of Lausanne (Switzerland) with cathedral, engraving, c. 1838); Photo: Tallandier

View of Lausanne (Switzerland), engraving, 19th century
1756555 View of Lausanne (Switzerland), engraving, 19th century; (add.info.: View of Lausanne (Switzerland), engraving, 19th century); Photo: Tallandier

View of Geneva in Switzerland, engraving c. 1843
1756541 View of Geneva in Switzerland, engraving c. 1843; (add.info.: View of Geneva in Switzerland, engraving c. 1843); Photo: Tallandier

Map of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, c.1900 (engraving)
532974 Map of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map showing historical boundaries of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, circa 1902)

Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1873 (engraving)
1574767 Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water, 1873 (engraving); (add.info.: Experiment to measure the velocity of sound in water)

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778) (engraving)
AIS5354704 Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778) (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Jean Jacques Rousseau)

Switzerland in the middle of the 19th century: Geneva and Lake Leman. Engraving from Antony Guichard's book
PCT4264198 Switzerland in the middle of the 19th century: Geneva and Lake Leman. Engraving from Antony Guichard's book "Arthur et Laure ou les petits voyageurs francais"

Swiss girl, Switzerland and Tyrol. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from " L'Art du
FLO4564934 Swiss girl, Switzerland and Tyrol. Handcoloured lithograph after a design by Leon Sault from " L'Art du Travestissement" (The Art of Fancy Dress), Paris, c.1880

Nocturnal. Le lac Leman ð Souvenir de Villeneuve (detail) (1895). Alexandre Nozal (1852-1929)
SYC4195854 Nocturnal. Le lac Leman ð Souvenir de Villeneuve (detail) (1895). Alexandre Nozal (1852-1929). Pastel and watercolor on brown paper glue on canvas

Cheese manufacturing in Switzerland - Universal Cosmography by Sebastian Munster (1488-1552). Engraving 1878
JAB4121322 Cheese manufacturing in Switzerland - Universal Cosmography by Sebastian Munster (1488-1552). Engraving 1878; (add.info)

Portrait of a woman in traditional clothing, 1910 (photomechanic print)
3567113 Portrait of a woman in traditional clothing, 1910 (photomechanic print); (add.info.: Switzerland 1910 ca. Photographer: P.Z. - Photoglob & Co.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of a woman in traditional clothing, 1910 (photomechanic print)
3567112 Portrait of a woman in traditional clothing, 1910 (photomechanic print); (add.info.: Switzerland 1910 ca. Photographer: P.Z. - Photoglob & Co.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Lausanne, Switzerland, castle of Lausanne, 1860
LUX4733004 Lausanne, Switzerland, castle of Lausanne, 1860; (add.info.: Lausanne, Switzerland, castle of Lausanne, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Lucerne, Switzerland, View of the lake with its cathedral, 1860
LUX4733270 Lucerne, Switzerland, View of the lake with its cathedral, 1860; (add.info.: Lucerne, Switzerland, View of the lake with its cathedral, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Bad Ragaz: The Tamina Gorge, 1880
LUX4713118 Bad Ragaz: The Tamina Gorge, 1880; (add.info.: Bad Ragaz: The Tamina Gorge, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Veytaux: Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva, 1875
LUX4715020 Veytaux: Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva, 1875; (add.info.: Veytaux: Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva, 1875); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Fribourg: General view of Fribourg with its suspended bridge, 1880
LUX4715014 Fribourg: General view of Fribourg with its suspended bridge, 1880; (add.info.: Fribourg: General view of Fribourg with its suspended bridge, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Lausanne: Leman Lake, 1880
LUX4714939 Lausanne: Leman Lake, 1880; (add.info.: Lausanne: Leman Lake, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Bern: administrative building, the state chancellery, 68 Postgasse, Bern, 1880
LUX4714044 Bern: administrative building, the state chancellery, 68 Postgasse, Bern, 1880; (add.info.: Bern: administrative building, the state chancellery, 68 Postgasse, Bern)

Zurich: A general view of Zurich, 1870
LUX4713148 Zurich: A general view of Zurich, 1870; (add.info.: Zurich: A general view of Zurich, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Swiss burger woman from the mid 16th century, holding a chalice. From a coloured pen and ink drawing
FLO4644196 Swiss burger woman from the mid 16th century, holding a chalice. From a coloured pen and ink drawing, probably for a stainless-glass coat of arms

Swiss girl of Berne, regional costume, 19th century. She wears a straw hat, hair in long plaits, blouse, laced bodice
FLO4656146 Swiss girl of Berne, regional costume, 19th century. She wears a straw hat, hair in long plaits, blouse, laced bodice, apron, and striped skirt

A woodcut engraving depicting a physician examining a urine sample. By Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist
5311639 A woodcut engraving depicting a physician examining a urine sample. By Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

A clockmaker by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist, 16th century
5311550 A clockmaker by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

Jakob Degen's Ornithopter
5307585 Jakob Degen's Ornithopter.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Jakob Degen's Ornithopter. Two flaps were fastened to his back by a yoke)

Portrait of Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter 1607-1691
5893327 Portrait of Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter 1607-1691.; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter 1607-1691)

The interior of a Swiss Alpine Chalet
5616069 The interior of a Swiss Alpine Chalet; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the interior of a Swiss Alpine Chalet, with a supply of wooden logs stored overhead. Dated 19th Century)

Portrait of Pietro Francesco Mola
5854991 Portrait of Pietro Francesco Mola; (add.info.: Portrait of Pietro Francesco Mola (1609-1665), Swiss landscape and history artist

A woodcut depicting twins in the uterus. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist, 16th century
5311252 A woodcut depicting twins in the uterus. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

The Vitznau-Rigi cog railway
5308355 The Vitznau-Rigi cog railway.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Vitznau-Rigi cog railway: Locomotive and car crossing viaduct from a tunnel, Lake Lucerne is seen in the background)

Tycho Brahe's great celestial globe
5308102 Tycho Brahe's great celestial globe.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tycho Brahe's great celestial globe on which he plotted the positions of the stars he observed)

Grundmuehle in der Ferdinandsklamm, Bohemian Switzerland, Kamnitzklamm, also known as Edmundsklamm
7281682 Grundmuehle in der Ferdinandsklamm, Bohemian Switzerland, Kamnitzklamm, also known as Edmundsklamm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grundmuehle in der Ferdinandsklamm, Bohemian Switzerland)

The cows being milked in Swiss pastures Engraving from Charles Delon, 1905 Private collection
ELD4841986 The cows being milked in Swiss pastures Engraving from Charles Delon, 1905 Private collection; (add.info.: The cows being milked in Swiss pastures Engraving from Charles Delon)

James Fazy, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473163 James Fazy, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: James Fazy, 1794 - 1878. Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of States. From L'Univers Illustre, pub)

Canton of Valais, Loeche les bains: Loeche les Bains et la Gemmi, 1880
LUX4720371 Canton of Valais, Loeche les bains: Loeche les Bains et la Gemmi, 1880; (add.info.: Canton of Valais, Loeche les bains: Loeche les Bains et la Gemmi, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland Vernayaz: George du Trient, 1885 - W.England
LUX4706833 Switzerland Vernayaz: George du Trient, 1885 - W.England; (add.info.: Switzerland Vernayaz: George du Trient, 1885 - W.England); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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"Swissman: A Glimpse into the Rich Tapestry of Switzerland's History and Beauty" Step back in time to the prestigious Fifth Physics Congress Solvay, Brussels, 1927, where brilliant minds converged to unravel the mysteries of the universe. This captivating black and white photo transports us to a momentous gathering that shaped scientific discourse. From there, we journey to St Moritz, Switzerland, home of The Cresta Run. Lithographs bring alive the exhilarating rush as daring individuals hurtle down icy slopes on their sledges – an adrenaline-fueled tradition that has captivated thrill-seekers for generations. The coat of arms adorning various cantons of Switzerland reveals a nation united yet diverse. These colorful lithographs showcase regional pride and herald centuries-old traditions cherished by each canton. An engraving takes us high above Murren as we embark on an awe-inspiring ascent up Schilthorn. The majestic peaks embrace us with their grandeur while whispering tales of mountaineering triumphs etched into Swiss history. In contrast, another engraving depicts "The Fall of Reichenbach, " immortalizing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective Sherlock Holmes' fateful encounter at this roaring waterfall. It serves as a reminder that even amidst natural wonders lies mystery waiting to be unraveled. We then find ourselves strolling along Bern's Nydeck Bridge through an enchanting engraving. The timeless architecture reflects Bern's rich heritage while inviting us into its vibrant present-day charm – a testament to Switzerland's ability to seamlessly blend past and present. Transported further back in time via pencil sketches from 1782, we explore Le chateau d'Hauteville St-Legier in Vevey. These delicate ink drawings capture the elegance and grace exuded by this historical gem nestled within Swiss landscapes – a true treasure frozen in time.