 the construction of aneroid barometers. Between 1896 and 1897, Whymper compiled two popular guidebooks to Chamonix and Zermatt. He visited the Canadian Rockies, making the first ascents of Mount Whymper and Stanley Peak in 1901.
Whymper died on 16 September 1911 at Chamonix in France. To mark the centenary of his death, a small exhibition of his works will be on display in the SPRI Library during the Michaelmas Term 2011, with a number of Whymper's tools and woodblocks owned by the Polar Museum.
Published work includes:
The apprenticeship of a mountaineer: Edward Whymper's London diary 1855-1859; edited by Ian Smith. London: London Record Society, 2008. xxvi, 241 p. : ill. 25 cm.
Abstract: Diary of Edward Whymper, wood engraver and mountaineer who achieved first ascent of Matterhorn.
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Chamonix and the range of Mont Blanc.
A guide to Zermatt and the Matterhorn
Greenland. Alpine Journal, 1870-1872 , 5 :1-23.
Abstract: General account; includes notes on Eskimo. Only brief mention of author's own visit of 1867.
Greenland exploration. Athenaeum, 1867, 2093 :767.
Abstract: Letter from Copenhagen, 23 October, reporting failure of his attempt to penetrate the inland ice of Greenland near Jakobshavn.
A journey from Norton Sound, Bering Sea, to Fort Youkon (junction of Porcupine and Youkon Rivers). Royal Geographical Society. Journal, 1868, 38 :219-237, map.
Abstract: Journey made during work on the Western Union Telegraph line, which was abandoned in 1867 owing to the success of the Atlantic cable.
Scrambles amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69. London: John Murray, 1871. xviii, 432p., ill., maps. 25 cm.
Abstract: Includes illustrated description of prototype of "Whymper" tent, p.99-101; discussion of ice axe and crampon design, p.349-51.
Some notes on Greenland and the Greenlanders. Alpine Journal, 1872-1874 [pub. 1874], 6 :161-168, 209-220.
Abstract: Includes references to author's expeditions of 1867 and 1872.
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator.
[Anon.] Greenland. Royal Geographical Society. Proceedings, 1884, New series 6(3) :155-156.
Abstract: Reports on three articles in Good Words by Edward Whymper commenting on extent of inland ice sheet and geology of coast of Davis Strait. In view of Nordenskiold's visit, published in advance of completion of exploration.
Berg, Peter. Whymper's Scrambles with a Camera: A Victorian Magic Lantern Show
Bossey, Paul. Edouard Whymper au Groenland [Edward Whymper in Greenland] (French). Die Alpen, 1961, 37(1) :75-80.
Abstract: Whymper's Greenland expeditions of 1867 and 1868.
Brandt, Anthony. Extreme classics: the 100 greatest adventure books of all time. National Geographic: Adventure, 2001, :105-119, ill.
Abstract: Sketches include adventures of, or described by, Whymper, amongst others.
Brown, Robert (Campsterianus). Geological notes on the Noursoak Peninsula, Disco Island, and the country in the vicinity of Disco Bay, Greenland. Glasgow: Bell & Bain, 1875. 60p.
Abstract: From British expedition, 1867, leader Edward Whymper. Reprinted from Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow, Vol.5, Part 1, 1875.
Brown, Robert (Campsterianus). Das Innere von Gronland [The interior of Greenland] (German). Petermanns Geographische Mittheilungen, 1871, 10 :377-389.
Abstract: Account of attempt, with Edward Whymper, and of previous attempts to explore the interior of Greenland.
Brown, Robert (Campsterianus). Notes on the history and geographical relations of the Pinnipedia frequenting the Spitzbergen and Greenland seas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1868 :405-440.
Abstract: Systematics, nomenclature, habits, physiology and commercial importance of seal fishery.
Brown, Robert (Campsterianus). On the history and geographical relations of the Pinnipedia frequenting the Spitsbergen and Greenland Seas. In: Jones, T. Rupert, ed. Manual of the natural history, geology and physics of Greenland. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1875 :35-68.
Abstract: Habits; instincts; species; "seal fisheries" mainly from author's Arctic voyages of 1861 and