Proceedings of the ICA
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Articles | Volume 6
Articles | Volume 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-proc-6-7-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-proc-6-7-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 6
18 Dec 2024
 | 18 Dec 2024

Alfred Oberli

Jürg Gilgen

Keywords: mountain cartography, swisstopo, Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), copperplate, artist, Swiss map history

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).

How to cite. Gilgen, J.: Alfred Oberli, Proc. Int. Cartogr. Assoc., 6, 7, https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-proc-6-7-2024, 2024.
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