Welcome to the companion site to Peter H. Hansen's book, The Summits of Modern Man. This space offers a bibliography, images, and links to additional resources selected by the author to complement this work. The documents include a bibliography and list of illustrations in the book. To view the illustrations and images, select the illustrations document.
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Alexandre Dumas, Impressions de Voyage Suisse, 1834, cover illustration by Célestin Nanteuil
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Anna Waser, Frontispiece, Itinera Alpina, 1723
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Balmat monument in Chamonix, 1878
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First Ascent Covers:Mont Blanc 1786-1986 and Mont Aiguille 1492-1992
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Everest postage stamp and First Day Cover, India, 1953
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Helvetien, in seinen Gebürgen, und in seinen Alpen betrachtet: als Quellen seiner Glüchseligkeit = L'Helvetie, considérée dans ses montagnes et dans ses Alpes, sources de son Bonheur, 1773
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Julie and St. Preux visit the glacières, Héloïse, partie iv, p.191
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M. Janssen au Mont-Blanc, Journal des Voyages, 1901
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Mr. Albert Smith's Ascent of Mont Blanc in Miniature: "Coming Down"