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Posterteam, One sheet
vintage travel poster from around 1923, featuring a black-and-white photograph of the iconic Matterhorn mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland. The French text below the image reads "LE CERVIN, vu de la ligne du GORNERGRAT" and "ZERMATT (Suisse)", which translates to "The Matterhorn, viewed from the Gornergrat line" and "Zermatt (Switzerland)".
The poster was created by the photographer Wehrli A.G. of Kilchberg, Switzerland, and was produced using a heliography (rotogravure) technique.
Key Information
Subject: The Matterhorn (known as "Le Cervin" in French and "Monte Cervino" in Italian), one of the world's most famous and photographed mountains, located in the Swiss Alps.
Location: Zermatt, a renowned mountaineering and ski resort village in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Viewpoint: The photo captures the view of the Matterhorn as seen from the route of the Gornergrat Railway, a scenic cogwheel train line that runs from Zermatt up to the Gornergrat ridge.
Railway Details: The Gornergrat Railway, opened in 1898, is the world's oldest electric rack railway still in operation and Europe's highest open-air railway, climbing to an altitude of 3,089 meters (10,135 feet). The train ride itself is a popular tourist attraction offering panoramic views of 29 peaks over 4,000 meters and the Gorner Glacier. |
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