Alfred Oberli

Abstract. This article offers a biographical portrait of Alfred Oberli (1916–2005), a copperplate engraver, and later on, a cartographer specialised in rock depiction, at the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. He was an artist, map collector, alpinist, and honorary member of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC).

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Proceedings of the ICA
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2024-12-18
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https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-proc-6-7-2024
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Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
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Alfred Oberli

Jürg Gilgen
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Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
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Alfred Oberli

Jürg Gilgen
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Abstract

Abstract. This article offers a biographical portrait of Alfred Oberli (1916–2005), a copperplate engraver, and later on, a cartographer specialised in rock depiction, at the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. He was an artist, map collector, alpinist, and honorary member of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC).

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