Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
Author(s):
Whymper, Edward
Copyright: 1892, Murray, London
Specifications: 2nd, 8vo, pp.xxiv, 456, frontis, 19 full-page & 118 text illus, 4 maps (3 fldg), appendices, uncut, gold dec brown beveled boards
Condition: cloth worn, corners bumped, front hinge cracked, maps w/ orig folds, lg map w/ splits on fold lines, else very good
The first of the few great classics of South American climing literature. Whymper made eight first ascents in the Andes, including Chimborazo. This includes the folding map in the back pocket.
Neate W66.