Antoine de Ville climbed Mont Inaccessible in 1492 on the orders of King Charles VIII of France. This image of the mountain appeared in a book on the seven wonders of Dauphiné issued by the Jesuits of Grenoble to commemorate the arrival of two royal princes in 1701. The obsequious caption equated the mountain with the then reigning monarch, Louis XIV, as unapproachable and towering over all.

Creator

• Menestrier, Claude-François
• Jesuits of Grenoble

Language

• French

Keyword

• Summits of Man

Year

• 1701

Date created

• 1701

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-08-11