MAPS OF THE RHONE GLACIER FROM 1841 TO TODAY

The first reconstruction map of the Rhone Glacier has been published as early as 1841, in the book of de Charpentier, one of the founding works of the glacial theory. Since then, many authors have published maps of the Rhone Glacier, introducting more and more informations: distinction of different glaciations, retreat stages, ice-surface reconstructions. The exhibition will show fac-simile prints of the successive maps of the Swiss and French lobes of the Rhone Glacier, from 1841 to the well-known "Jäckli-map", and present the updating-project of the map for the new multimedia atlas of Switzerland. A CD of the scanned maps should be available.