Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: View of Two Peaks At Le Nai

Jagged peaks and a switchback stairway climb above a few small travelers

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. Printmaking carried enthusiasm for the Orient beyond a small circle of patrons, because publishers and artists produced illustrated books on travel and religion that could be distributed affordably to all classes. Within its margins, a hand-colored mountain scene with sharp, crowded crags, a steep stair-like path, a cluster of buildings on a ledge, and tiny figures walking in the foreground. It is 10.5 inches wide and 7.7 high.

A lot of stairs, and the travelers are bravely counting them.