Alberta and British Columbia 1910

Photographs by Otto Honigmann
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-6963-5701-6
Verlag: BoD - Books on Demand

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 575 g

When Otto Honigmann was planning his trip to Canada in the first decade of the 20th century, the Rocky Mountains were still largely unknown in the German-speaking world as a destination for travel and mountaineering. The western Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia had only been opened up for tourism through the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 1880s. In 1910, during his six-month journey, Honigmann was able to enjoy the conveniences of the Canadian Pacific Railway's transport and hotel system and take advantage of their support for mountaineering and hunting. The area around Banff and the Rocky Mountain Park are still the most popular tourist destinations today. In contrast, the regions that Otto Honigmann visited on his hunting expeditions remain less frequented. He was not a professional photographer, but he was a sensitive observer. His photographs and diary entries bring a past era to life in a wonderful way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Appel, Michaela

Über Autor(innen)

Appel, Michaela
Michaela Appel, born in 1956 in Bad Tölz, is the granddaughter of Otto Honigmann and grew up surrounded by his hunting trophies and photographs. She studied ethnology, Indology and Tibetology at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich and conducted research on life cycle ceremonies on the island of Timor in East Indonesia and on Java. Until her retirement in 2022 she was a curator for South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania and Australia at the Five Continents Museum in Munich.

Michaela Appel:
Michaela Appel, born in 1956 in Bad Tölz, is the granddaughter of Otto Honigmann and grew up surrounded by his hunting trophies and photographs. She studied ethnology, Indology and Tibetology at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich and conducted research on life cycle ceremonies on the island of Timor in East Indonesia and on Java. Until her retirement in 2022 she was a curator for South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania and Australia at the Five Continents Museum in Munich.