LSE4112472: An ironic description of the 19th century bourgeois fashion: “Dolls on chairs, models loaded with fake collars, fake horses, fake attractions; ridiculous clothes spread out in cars, on horses or dragged in mud.” In “” La silhouette””, satirical journal, 1830/1831., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325787: Inside a Turkish tent (Turkmena, Iraq), home to a family, with a barhchi (musician, storyteller) accompanied by the dutare to sing or recite poetry, these artists are very caught. Engraving to illustrate the story of Henri de Blocqueville “14 mois de captivite chez les turcomans”” between 1860 and 1861, in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”” published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1866, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325850: Rice cultivation: last step, with the help of the flower and mill, the rice grains are separated from their stem and husk, then carefully stored in boxes of braided straw. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan in 1863-1864, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1866, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325874: A hermit in Kyoto (or Kioto), isolates in a hut nestled in the branches of a tree, on a small island, the hermit can only count on the generosite of the inhabitants of the region who provide him with his food; opposite his tree, a small pavilion welcomes visitors who come to honour him. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan in 1863-1864, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1866, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325943: The Yahua Indians of Peru are on the lookout for game, perches in the branches and weapons of sarbacans with poisoned flechettes. Engravure to illustrate the voyage from the Ocean Pacific to L'Ocean Atlantique, through South America, in 1848-1860 by Paul Marcoy, in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1866, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4326045: The investigating judge in the performance of his duties, kneeling in front of him, charges him with a samurai. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan in 1863-1864, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1866, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4326087: The Obbos (tribe of Uganda) performing a war dance. Engravure pour illustration le voyage au lac Albert, en 1861-1864, de Sir Samuel White Baker, in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”” published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1867, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4326120: The coal sorters, type of Creusot; in the foreground, sitting on the wheelbarrow, the oldest of the sorters, the mother Dion, 36 years of sorting. Engraving to illustrate a voyage to the Creusot and the mines of Saone and Loire, in 1865, by L. Simonin, in “” Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”” published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1867, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4323530: General Felix Gustave (Felix-Gustave) Saussier (1828-1905), military governor of Paris since 1884, surrounded foreign military ties, reviewed the troops during the dequeue on 14 July 1891 in the plain of the Bois de Boulogne. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 19/07/1891. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4323566: Portrait of General Leopold Davout, Duke of Auerstaedt (1829-1904), Chief of Staff of the French Armee, who participated in the disaster of the Franco-Prussian War (1870) of Napoleon III (1808-1873). Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 17/09/1891. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4323620: Portrait of Gustave Noblemaire (1832-1924) who, after successfully supervising the construction of the Alger-Oran railway line until 1869, returned to Paris to take over the direction of the Paris Lyon Mediterranee company, a position he maintained for 26 years, being one of the major players in the implementation of the Freycinet plan for the railway. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 30/04/1892. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4323860: The raising of the French flag at Timbuktu (Mali) by the Lieutenant Colonel Francois Xavier Bonnier (1857-1944) during the French conquest of the French Sudan (actual Mali) - The French flag displays in Timbuktu (located on the Niger River, Mali) by the column of Lieutenant Colonel Francois Xavier Bonnier (1857-1944), during the French conquete du Sudan Western. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 12/02/1894. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images