Details of exhibit
- Exhibition:
- 1881 [Twenty-sixth] Photographic Society of Great Britain Exhibition
- Exhibit title:
- The Volcano Cotopaxi, from the west
- Exhibitor:
- Edward Whymper
- Group Title:
- Selections from the Views Taken Among the Great Andes of Ecuador in 1879-80. Taken on Gelatine Plates and Developed on the Spot
- Exhibit No.:
- 541
- Description:
- Cotopaxi is the loftiest volcano known to be in activity. According to Mr. Whymper's observations its height is 19,600 feet, and it has a crater 2,000 feet in diameter. The view is taken near the farm of Rosario, at 10,350 feet above the level of the sea.
- Exhibit type:
- Photograph
- Process:
- Gelatine Plate, Autotype Enlargement (Negative Print)
- Award:
- none
