IDNO

P.8056.ACH1

Description

On Catalogue Card: Farms of a “mayeb” above Zinal.

On Catalogue Card for duplicate image LS.27.SW.5: "Switzerland. 27.SW.5. XXVIII.24.
Val d'Anniviers (Valais)
The barns of a "Mayen" in the upper portion of Zinal. mayen=pre-alp.
View taken towards the S. i.e. towards the glaciers at the end of the valley of Zinal. all the farms & their roofs are constructed of wood.

Place

W Europe; Switzerland; ZInal

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Brunhes, Jean [Author]

Collector / Expedition

Date

pre 1910

Collection Name

Mounted Haddon Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Publication: Image published in 'La Geographie Humaine'. Fig. 173. p. 592. [JD 27/12/2019]

Biographical Information: "Jean Brunhes was a French geographer (born 25 October 1869, Toulouse, France-died 25 August 1930, Boulogne-Billancourt). His most famous book is La géographie humaine (Human Geography)." [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Brunhes, JD 27/12/2019]