The Staubbach, "is distant about Three Quarters of a Mile from the Inn, it is one of the Loftiest Falls in Europe. Measuring between 800 & 900 feet in Height; and from this cause and from the comparatively Small Body of Water Forming it. It is Shivered by the Wind into Spray like Dust long before it reaches the Bottom (hence its Name literally Dust Fall)".

[BARNARD, George].

Published by LondonThomas McLean ., 1843

About this Item

Tinted lithograph with original hand colouring. Plate dimensions 42 x 29 cm, overall sheet dimensions 52 x 35 cm. Lightly tanned around image, generally very good condition. From Switzerland Scenes and Incidents of Travel in the Bernese Oberland &c &c. (Abbey Travel, 61).

Seller Inventory # 56190

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Staubbach, "is distant about Three Quarters of a Mile from the Inn, it is one of the Loftiest Falls in Europe. Measuring between 800 & 900 feet in Height; and from this cause and from the comparatively Small Body of Water Forming it. It is Shivered by the Wind into Spray like Dust long before it reaches the Bottom (hence its Name literally Dust Fall)".
• Publisher: LondonThomas McLean .
• Publication Date: 1843
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