1895 Wood Engraving Chief House Tribe Native Tupuselei New Guinea Edward XGWB1 LF4 COL3A6C22 zz6433

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1895 Wood Engraving Chief House Tribe Native Tupuselei New Guinea Edward XGWB1 LF4 COL3A6C22 zz6433This is an original 1895 black and white in text wood engraving of the tribe's chief's house at Tupuselei in New Guinea. 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