LSE4323616: Uniforms of the Russian cavalry, allied of France, on horseback from left to right: Cossack of the Guard Regiment, the battleships regiment of the Guard, officer of the Urals Cossacks, and officer of the Emperor's Cossacks. In the foreground, standing, from left to right: dragon of the guard, Uhlan of the guard, circassian of the escort of the emperor's guard, gendarmerie officer, non-officer of the guard hussars, soldier of the horse guards and grenadier of the guard. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 9/04/1892. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4323700: Eugene Turpin (1848-1927) chemist, inventor in 1884 of melinite (an explosive), in his cell, accused (wrongly) of having sold his invention to the enemy. He inspires Jules Verne for the character of Thomas Roch in the novel “Face au drapeau””. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 21/01/1893. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4323817: The triple alliance between Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy, accused by France of treason since Prince Victor (1862-1926) visited William II (1859-1941), Emperor of the Germans, the prince is called the grandson of Corporal of the Zouaves, because his grandfather Victor Emmanuel II (Victor-Emmanuel) (Vittorio Emanuele) (1820-1878), allie a Napoleon III (1808-1873) against Austria, had received in Palestro the stripes of corporal of the Zouaves. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 18/09/1893. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4323836: Portrait of Charles Gounod (1818-1893), a French composer, reputed for his operas (Faust in 1859, Romeo and Juliette in 1867), he also composed symphonies and numerous melodies for the poems of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) and Victor Hugo (1802-1885). Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 28/10/1893. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4324107: The president of the republic, Felix Faure (1841-1899), visits the troops in Langres during the great manoeuvres and tradition for all visitors, he tastes the soup of the soldier. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 22/09/1895. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4324165: Launch of the sailboat “President Felix Faure””, on February 3, in Le Havre, sponsored by Lucie Faure, the daughter of the head of state and Louis Brindeau, mayor of Le Havre; it is the first of a series of 4-mat sailboats to be built in Le Havre from 1896. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 16/02/1896. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4324274: Remembrance of the defense of Mazagran, battle from 3 to 6 February 1840, against the army of more than 10,000 men waged by Abd el Kader, Captain Lelievre's French battalion won victory. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 6/12/1896. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325617: P.Marcoy on a hokoumada, (boat in the shape of a basket, made of a dry beef skin), pushed by a swimmer, to cross the Goanta (Perou River). Drawing by Emile Bayard (1837-1891), to illustrate the voyage from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, 1846 to 1860, by Paul Marcoy. Engraving in “” Le tour du monde””, edited by Edouard Charton, 1865. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325704: Musicians playing marimba (a blend of balafon and precolombian instruments) on the banks of the Zambese River. Engravure to illustrate Dr. Livingstone's first voyages to Southern Africa from 1840 to 1856, 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
LSE4325730: Blacksmiths in Simiango, on the banks of the Zambese River. Engravure to illustrate Dr. Livingstone's first voyages to Southern Africa from 1840 to 1856, 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
LSE4325830: A street of Benten Tori, with animation of passers-by and portfaix, an ancient fishing village where the goddess of the sea Benten was honoree, but this village was annexed by the urban development of Yokohama; a tori, is not sacred door that announces the vicinity of a temple or chapel. 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
LSE4325979: The arrival of miners in a Caribou inn (Canada), scenes of relaxation and reunion, over a drink. Engraving to illustrate the voyage from the Atlantic to the Pacific (route du nord ouest par les terres), in 1862-1864 by Viscount Milton and Doctor Cheadle, 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
LSE4326190: Small saltibanks performing acrobatic numbers in music in the streets of Yedo (or Edo, imperial capital, present-day Tokyo). 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, 1867, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images