
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)