1895 Wood Engraving Water Village Landscape Tupuselei New Guinea Edward XGWB1 XEK9 This is an original 1874

This is an original 1874 black and white in-text wood engraving of an illustration that depicts Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1819-1901) with the Royal party on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in Westminster

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which used a firing pin rather than a hammer

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1895 Wood Engraving Water Village Landscape Tupuselei New Guinea Edward XGWB1 XEK9 This is an original 1874This is an original 1895 black and white in text wood engraving of the village of Tupuselei in New Guinea. 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