1895 Wood Engraving New Guinea Grave Burial Monument Native Tribe Edward XGWB1 CATH 63 Washington Street

63 Washington Street

Imperial Russia

or "River of Kings" in Bangkok

Please Note: There is a small piece of paper stuck to the image in the top

1895 Wood Engraving New Guinea Grave Burial Monument Native Tribe Edward XGWB1 CATH 63 Washington StreetThis is an original 1895 black and white in text wood engraving of a New Guinean grave. Edward Whymper Edward Whymper (1840 1911), the mountaineer, explorer, and illustrator, is remembered for being the first man to successfully ascend the Matterhorn of Switzerland in 1865. Whymper was born in London, England and was the second of eleven children. His elder brother Frederick was also an artist and explorer, and became a celebrated wood engraver, much