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LSE4329888: The entire geographic mission, en route to Mount Hayden, along the Henri River, engraved after A.Marie's drawing, illustrating a set of geographic missions through the United States National Park, from 1870 to 1872, by Messrs Hayden, Doane and Langford, published in “Le tour du monde” 1874, under the direction of Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329936: The hauling of a steamer through the vegetation rafts that invade the hollow canal to leave a marsh, etched after a drawing by E.Riou, illustrating an armed expedition in Central Africa, for the suppression of the black trade, 1869 to 1873, by Sir Samuel White Baker, published in “Le tour du monde”” 1875, under the direction of Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327238: The devouement of 2 soldiers, at Fontaine, near Dijon, to rescue children who, wanting to play slides on a frozen pond, fell into the water after the ice layer cede under their weight. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 3/3/1901. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327167: At the Lyon train station in Paris, the 118 Malagasy men who came for the exhibition return to Madagascar before the cold winter arrives; this is the departure of the last community invited for the exhibition. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 21/10/1900. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327236: The ardent Chapel of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) at Osborne, where its coffin is exhibited, along with the purple mantle bordered with ermine and the royal crown, and solemnly guarded by the grenadiers before its burial at Frogmore Chapel. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 17/2/1901. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4326853: A terrible accident in an artillery shed in Douai, the clumsy of three artificial men exploded a powder reserve, whose detonation destroyed the windows of the buildings up to around 200 metres. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 12/2/1899. Selva Collection., Meyer, Henri (1841-99) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327593: Five hundred thousand poor invited to a banquet by King Edward VII (1841-1910), this banquet originally prepared for the festivities of the coronation, which was postponed because of illness, was kept for the demunis, so they are attable in the parks of London, under British flags. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 27/7/1902. Selva Collection., Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327680: A fairground circus, settled in Saint Etienne, sees its capiteau and all its technical material carried away by the tempete in the middle of the performance, artists in show clothes struggling between the elements of chains and the frightened animals. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 12/4/1903. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327609: In Valenciennes, a maid who walks in a cart the four children in charge of her, walks along a circus settles in town, when suddenly, a bear escaping from her cage rises on the donkey pulling the hitch, the good one tries to make him flee with whips until the arrival of the circus staff. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 28/9/1902. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327706: Emile Loubet (1838-1929), President of the Republic on an official trip to the colonies of Algeria, visits the mosque of Sidi Bou Medine, near Tlemcen, to gather in front of the monument dedicated to the memory of the wise Bou Medine. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 3/5/1903. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327757: A makeshift raft, for the emergency rescue of the inhabitants, in the flooded streets of St. Petersburg (Saint Petersburg, Russia), where the bustles of the offshore wind come down with such force that they impede the flow of the Neva River, which overflows from its bed and invades the neighborhoods of the city, plunging it into an economic disaster and social. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 13/12/1903. Selva Collection., Michel, P.H.G.V. (fl.1883-1903) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327794: Meeting at Arrabal, Paris, March 19, 2008 (from left to right): Claire Rado (artist), Olivier O. Olivier (painter), Fernando Arrabal (playwright), Fanchon Daemers (singer and musicologist), Penelope Chevillard, Bovnella Eruli (academic), Jack Vanarsky (sculptor), Maxime Godard (photographer) and back, Gustavo Korsatz and Dominica Lacaze (mathematician and economist). Photography Leonard de Selva, Paris 2008. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327867: The preparations for the 1900 exhibition, the statue of "Pegase retained by the bridle by the Renommee”, in golden bronze, by the sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910), is hovered on the top of one of the four pylons adorning the Alexander III Bridge. Engraving in "Le pelerin" 14/01/1900. Selva Collection. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327749: Decoration of the avenue de l'opera, to welcome the rulers of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III (Victor-Emmanuel) (Vittorio Emanuele) (1869-1947) and his wife, Helene de Montenegro (1873-1952), for the occasion 80 mats were posed along the avenue and two columns decorated with replicas of the lion of St. Mark and the Roman wolf were raised in each axis end. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 18/10/1903. Selva Collection. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327986: The competition of fatty animals from the bovine, ovine, porcine and other families, assembles and exhibits for the first time, in the grand hall of the Grand Palais des Champs Elysees; this exhibition presents at the same time culinary specialities from all regions of France. Engraving in "Le pelerin" 10/03/1901. Selva Collection. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327503: In the province of Bologna, in Imola, a cycle manufacturer expressed the desire to be buried on a bicycle, his coffin laid on 2 tandems and the cortege, as well as the orchestra, mounted on bicycles. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 16/2/1902. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327752: A hotel master wearing a platter of champagne cups, serves a festive table, on which a top hat has been abandoned and uses as a champagne bucket as well as a pump and a cane. The window door opening onto a full moon night view of the Sacre Coeur (Paris). Cover illustration for the novel "Midnight Place Pigalle" by Maurice Dekobra (Maurice Tessier) (1885-1973), edition of the reader's collection, 1925, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327805: Meeting at Arrabal, in Paris, March 19, 2008 (from left to right): Olivier O. Olivier (painter), Fernando Arrabal (playwright), Fanchon Daemers (singer and musicologist), Penelope Chevillard, Bovnella Eruli (academic, face cache), Maxime Godard (photographer) and Jack Vanarsky (sculptor). And in the foreground, from the back: from left to right, Thieri Foulc (artist), Gustavo Korsatz, and Dominique Lacaze (mathematician and economist). Photography Leonard de Selva, Paris 2008. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328133: A sleigh and his crew lost in the Hummocks, torn blocks of ice that animate the surface of the ice pack. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to the free sea of the Arctic pole, by Doctor Hayes, surgeon of the United States Navy, in 1860-1862, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, edited by Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328080: The attack on Sansandig by the army of King Ahmadou (Toucouleur), where fled Bambara took refuge. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Western Sudan of Lieutenant (Navy) M.Mage, in 1863-1866, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325070: Port Said shipyards, on the edge of the Suez Canal, at its exit from Lake Menzaleh, drawing by Grenet, to illustrate an excursion to the Suez Canal, in 1862, by Paul Merruau. Engraving in “” Le tour du monde””, edited by Edouard Charton, 1863. Selva's collection., Grenet, Edward (1857-1915) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325197: Meriah Pujah or human sacrifice, Khondistan (English Indies). Drawing by Fuchs, to illustrate Major John Campbell's study of human sacrifices in the English Indies, 1840-1854. Engraving in “” Le tour du monde””, edited by Edouard Charton, 1864. Selva's collection., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4326065: Young beggars of the Kychi tribe (located in the Upper Nile region) taking a meal exchange for a few bundles. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Lake Albert, 1861-64, by 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