1895 Wood Engraving Portrait Lohia Maraga Koiari Chief New Guinea Edward XGWB1 XGCD2 please note there are some

please note there are some letter press impressions visible on this woodcut

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1895 Wood Engraving Portrait Lohia Maraga Koiari Chief New Guinea Edward XGWB1 XGCD2 please note there are someThis is an original 1895 black and white in text wood engraving of Lohia Maraga (left) and other Koiari Chiefs in 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