Dec 17, 2014 - Sale 2371

Sale 2371 - Lot 136

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
LOUIS TRINQUIER-TRIANON (1853-1922) MONT - BLANC / CHEMIN DE FER ÉLECTRIQUE DU FAYET A CHAMONIX. 1901.
42 1/2x30 3/4 inches, 108x78 cm. Hugo d'Alési, Paris.
Condition B+ / B: tears and repaired tears at edges, some affecting image; creases and abrasions in margins and image; punch holes in side margins; tape on verso; horizontal fold. Paper.
"In 1901, the electric railway built by the company PLM replaced the cars of Mont-Blanc. Connecting Le Fayet to Chamonix, it was inaugurated July 25, 1901, at the same time as the train station in Chamonix" (Hillion p. 251). This is the French version. Hillion p. 258 (var), Le Train p. 29.