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Landscape, Nature and Architecture

Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

AIMÉ CIVIALE (1821-93)

La Mer de Glace a la source de l'Arveiron

1859-68

Poitevin process | 26.4 x 34.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2370836

Photograph of the Arveyron, a tributary to the Arve River, springing from the glacier terminus of Mer de Glace in the French Alps.

  • Creator(s)

    Aimé Civiale (1821-93) (artist)

  • 26.4 x 34.6 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Earth sciences
        • Geology
          • Glaciers
    • Places
      • Physiography
        • Rivers
        • Mountains
          • The Alps (mountains)
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