London Record Society, volume 43. Whymper's life was marked by the conquest of the Matterhorn, but his mountaineering achievements have overshadowed his distinction as a wood engraver and book illustrator. Before he had ever thought about the Alps, while a teenager fulfilling his apprenticeship in the family engraving studio, Whymper kept a diary for six years, detailing his daily life in Lambeth.
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Edward Whymper, The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer: Edward Whymper's London Diary, 1855-1859. Edited by Ian Smith( London, 2008), British History Online, accessed July 27, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol43.
Edward Whymper. The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer: Edward Whymper's London Diary, 1855-1859. Ed. Ian Smith(London, 2008), , British History Online. Web. 27 July 2024. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol43.