Exploration of the High Alps
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Exploration of the High Alps
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The higher region of the Alps were long left to the exclusive attention of the inhabitants of the adjoining valleys, even when Alpine travellers began to visit these valleys. It is reckoned that about 20 glacier passes were certainly known before 1600, about 25 more before 1700, and yet another 20 before 1800. Even though the attempt of P.A. Arnod, an official of the duchy of Aosta, in 1689 to "re-open" the Col du Ceant may be counted as having been made by a non-native, historical records do no
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Exploration and charting of the High Alps region
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2002-09-01T21:56:30Z
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2024-09-14T09:44:22Z
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