Documentation of Vernagtferner from the 17th century

Five paintings and sketches of the advances of the Vernagtferner in the 17th century are presented, four of which have recently been re-discovered in the Tyrolean archives. The view of the glacier in the year 1601 is the oldest known picture of an alpine glacier up to now. The pictures are discussed together with the written informations with regard to the extent of the glacier advances and the out bursts of the ice dammed lakes.本数据集展示了17世纪韦尔纳特费尔纳冰川（Vernagtferner）进退历程相关的5幅绘画与素描作品，其中4幅近期于蒂罗尔档案馆中重新被发现。其中描绘1601年该冰川风貌的画作，是迄今已知现存最早的阿尔卑斯冰川影像记录。本研究将这批画作与文字史料相结合，围绕该冰川进退规模以及冰坝堰塞湖的溃决事件展开综合探讨。