Alphonse FAVRE (1815–1890). Geological Map of Parts of Savoy - Lot 21

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Alphonse FAVRE (1815–1890). Geological Map of Parts of Savoy - Lot 21
Alphonse FAVRE (1815–1890). Geological Map of Parts of Savoy, Piedmont, and Switzerland Adjacent to Mont Blanc, 1861 Folded map mounted on canvas by Winterthur: Topographic Office of J. Wurster & Co. (Tear and annotations in the upper left corner). 84 x 66 cm (20 sheets measuring 20.5 x 12.5 cm). This is one of the first maps to include precise geological surveys of Savoy. Alphonse Favre (Geneva, 1815–1890) was a renowned geologist who spent some thirty years studying the structure of the Alps. Founder of the Geneva section of the Swiss Alpine Club, he was also an accomplished mountaineer.
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