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Edward Whymper and Josiah Wood Whymper blue plaque

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Edward Whymper and Josiah Wood Whymper blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Josiah Wood Whymper 1813-1903 Engraver and watercolour painter Edward Whymper 1840-1911 Mountaineer and engraver Father and Son Lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Haslemere Society.
Josiah Wood Whymper was a renowned engraver and watercolour painter known for his illustrations of natural history subjects. Edward Whymper, his son, is celebrated as a pioneering mountaineer who successfully summited the Matterhorn in 1865, marking a significant achievement in alpine climbing history.

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