Colonization with drawing pad and pen (Swiss Press Text 2025, by Helmut Stalder)

Colonization with drawing pad and pen

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2025

Helmut Stalder

When James Cook set out for the Pacific islands in 1776, a young painter with Bernese roots accompanied the expedition. With his drawings, watercolors, and paintings, John Webber paved the way for colonization and continues to shape our image of the South Seas to this day.

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Helmut Stalder / Swiss Press Award

Helmut Stalder

Publizist und Historiker, Winterthur, 1966

1994-1998: Redaktor Associated Press. 1998-2008: Redaktor Inland Tages-Anzeiger. 2008-2011: Redaktor Beobachter. 2011-2016: Stv. Chefredaktor Beobachter. 2016-2020: Redaktor und stv. Leiter Inlandredaktion NZZ. 2021-2023: Verlagsleiter NZZ Libro. 2023-heute: freischaffender Historiker und Publizist. Buchautor: Gotthard - der Pass und sein Mythos (2016), Verkannte Visionäre (2020), Der Günstling - Kaspar Stockalper (2022).

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