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Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :Retreat and glissade. [27? February 1882]
- By
- Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919
- Reference
- E-581-q-014
- Description
Three mountaineers roped together and with ice axes and knapsacks sliding down a steep slope on Mount Cook. Probably a scene from the second attempt on Cook, described in Green's journal as happening on 27 February.
Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 177 x 125 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour 177 x 125 mm
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