Sujet
Ben Nevis, 1873. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Ben Nevis, [Scotland], 1873. 'Ben Nevis, of which there is a fine view from the Lochiel Arms Hotel at Bannavie, near Fort William and Inverlochy, has been ascertained by the scientific survey to be 4406 ft. above the sea-level. Its base has a circumference of twenty-four miles, and it is separated, by deep ravines on the east and west sides, from the range of other adjoining mountains. The northern front of Ben Nevis consists of two distinct portions, one surmounting the other. On the level top of the lower terrace, at an elevation of 1700 ft., is a tarn or small lake. Up to this height the steep sides of the mountain are clothed with, a short grassy sward, and the rocks are granitic. But rising abruptly from the lower platform is another mountain of black porphyritic rock, without any vegetation upon it, and having a terribly bleak and forbidding aspect, with a precipice on one side 1500 ft. in depth. The summit is eight miles from Bannavie, and may be reached by a good climber in three hours. The Empress of the French and the Prince Imperial went to the top of Ben Nevis in August of last year. It commands a wonderful view of the lakes and mountains, both of Inverness and Argyleshire, and of the sea with its many islands'. From "Illustrated London News", 1873.
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HRM25A13_230
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26,8Mo (3,3Mo) / 31,4cm x 21,4cm / 3709 x 2523 (300dpi)