1895 Wood Engraving New Guinea Grave Burial Monument Native Tribe Edward XGWB1 CATH Imperial Russia

Imperial Russia

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

This is an original 1897 black and white print ad for the Riverside Paper Company

or "River of Kings" in Bangkok

The spear-point is comprised of clear chalcedony and is from the private collection of W

1895 Wood Engraving New Guinea Grave Burial Monument Native Tribe Edward XGWB1 CATH Imperial RussiaThis 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