1895 Wood Engraving James Chalmers Pioneer Missionary New Guinea Edward XGWB1 XGHA7 Inverateua

Inverateua

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1895 Wood Engraving James Chalmers Pioneer Missionary New Guinea Edward XGWB1 XGHA7 InverateuaThis is an original 1895 black and white wood engraving of James Chalmers who was the Pioneer Missionary of 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 a