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XEE4165307: Portrait of a leader of the Mousgou tribe in Central Africa, mid-19th century. Engraving by Freeman In “” The Picturesque Magasin””, 1858., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4165657: Winter sport: mountaineering. / Bridgeman Images
XEE4166857: Coronation of Pope Leon XIII (Leone) (1810-1903) in the Sistine Chapel, 1878: a cardinal places the papal tiara (triregne) on his head. Engraving in “” Le Monde Illustré”” n°1096 of March 30, 1878., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4168465: Manufacture of a brick in the 19th century: the mould worker fills his mold with clay paste, then the apprentice places the brick on the floor to dry it. Engraving late 19th century., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4165375: Portrait of Suzanne Lenglen, 1919 (print), French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4166063: First World War: the pilot of a “Sausage” falls into the Marne after his balloon was shot down by French aircraft. In "Le petit journal"” of May 27, 1917., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4325735: Near the cataracts of the Rovuma (Mozambique), the fishing activities of the fish. 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
LSE4326838: The storm caused the sinking of the steamer L'angers, which broke against the pier of Dieppe, lit by the lighthouse of the harbour. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 22/1/1899. Selva Collection., Meaulle, F.L. (1844-1901) & Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) / 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
LSE4327836: Meeting at Arrabal, Paris, March 19, 2008 (from left to right): Olivier O. Olivier (painter), Fernando Arrabal (playwright), Fanchon Daemers (singer and musicologist), (and in the foreground, in profile: Gustavo Korsatz). Photography Leonard de Selva, Paris 2008. / 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
LSE4328314: Beggars at the door of a dead man, customary practice imposes on wealthy families the obligation to set up at the door of their house, on the eve of the funeral ceremony, a servant responsible for distributing almones in small currency to all the poor who come to claim the favor. Engraving to illustrate Japan, travel story by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, 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
LSE4328359: Procession to the Sannoo Temple Feast, dedicated to the memory of Zinmou, founder of the empire of Great Japan, located in Yedo (or Edo, present-day Tokyo), which takes place on the 15th day of the 6th month of the year. The procession is pele mele representations of all kinds of figures, historical, mythological, popular, as well as the presentation of the relics of the temple kami; and closing the cortege, the 7 most beautiful ladies in the capital move majestically into their most beautiful toilets, each accompanied by a coskei (parasol carrier). Engraving to illustrate Japan, travel story by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, 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
LSE4328169: The sweepers in Orezu (Romania). Engraving to illustrate the voyage from Paris to Bucharest, by Lancelot, draftsman, in 1860, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Lancelot, Dieudonne Auguste (1822-94) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327064: Manchester industrialists offered their 1600 workers of both sexes the trip to Paris and one day at the exhibition, mobilizing three trains. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 10/6/1900. Selva Collection., Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327477: After a 30-day campaign near Lake Chad (Central Africa), the French military were victorious against the nearly 2,000 men of Fad el-Allah, resisting French power. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 26/1/1902. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328402: When the coffee is collected, the men collect and transport the heavy baskets filled with coffee feves, while the children clean the pulp that surrounds the coffee feves. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Brazil, story by M. and Mme Agassiz, in 1865-1866, 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
LSE4328653: The arcs manufacturer in his workshop, exposes the wood to the flame of a fire of chips, to give them the necessary fold of their curvature. Engraving to illustrate the journey to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of D'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328656: The pipe tapping machine in his workshop, he uses to tap the pipes a simple board drilled with holes of inegale size, set in iron spiral. Engraving to illustrate the journey to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of D'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328686: The troupe of the Saltimbanks the gymnasts of Tokio, they perform under a vast shed or are disposed of bamboo mats, all of them are experienced with these physical exercises but also with the practice of comedy. Engraving to illustrate the journey to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328764: The portico carved of a temple in Tripetty (or Tirupati, in Andhra Pradesh), an important place of Hindu pilgrimage. Engraving to illustrate the journey to the meridional provinces of India, by Alfred Grandidier, in 1862-1864, published in “” le tour du monde”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Collection 1869.Collection Selva., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328788: A Hindu religious beggar. Engraving to illustrate the voyage in the meridional provinces of India, by Alfred Grandidier, in 1862-1864, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1869, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329499: Fruitier, a merchant itinerant of fresh fruit, with his transport hood and portable scale on his back, in Roustchouk (Romania), engraving after the drawing by Emile Bayard, illustrating the journey to Bulgaria, by Guillaume Lejean, in 1867, published in “Le tour du monde”” 1873, edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) / 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
LSE4329651: Religious beggars in Benares, engraving after the drawing of A. Duvivier, illustrating the voyage in India of the Rajahs, in 1864-1868, by Louis Rousselet, published in “Le tour du monde”” 1874, edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., Duvivier, A. (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329675: Types de pionniers, de bouviers et d'indians de Benton (Montana), engraving after the drawing by Emile Bayard, illustrating the voyage from Washington to San Francisco, in 1868, by L. Simonin, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1874, edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris. Selva Collection., Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328483: A travel tank fired by two white oxen, for ladies or Hindus wealthy. Engraving to illustrate the voyage in the meridional provinces of India, by Alfred Grandidier, in 1862-1864, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of D'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328498: A group of Muslim men in Haiderabad, Pakistan. Engraving to illustrate the voyage in the meridional provinces of India, by Alfred Grandidier, in 1862-1864, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of D'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328555: The bison dance performed by the warriors in the Mandans Indians (or noumah ka kie: pheasants) on the left bank of Missouri. Engraving to illustrate an excursion among the Indian tribes of the basins of Colombia and Upper Missouri, by G. Catlin, in 1855, published in “” le tour du monde””, under the direction of D'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328833: A night walk in Edo (Tokyo), the rice auction, sale to the encheres of a harvest, which creates a tumultuous gathering in front of a building surmounted by a huge torch of braided straw, with a sign with gold letters and the coat of arms of the collector. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1869, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328938: The inspection of recruits at the threshold of the church of Marcapata (Peru), by the pastor of the village, who verify the state of health and strength of the complacent Indians, to form the team of the author's bearers. Engravure pour illustrrer le voyage dans les vallees de Quinquinas, by Paul Marcoy, in 1849-1861, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1870-1871, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329004: Traditional costume of Croatian women from military borders. Engraving to illustrate the memories of travel among the southern Slavs, by Georges Perrot, in 1868, published in “” Le tour du monde”” 1870-1871, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329279: A Laotian beating gong in Muong Phang, weapon of several hammers, and striking with double blows on several instruments placed in front of him; the author of the story is represented in the audience, carrying his cardboard drawing under his arm. Engraving to illustrate the voyage of exploration in Indochina, by Francis Garnier, lieutenant of ship, in 1866-1868, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1872, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328855: The breeding and trade of cocoons of silk worms: a magneerie for sericiculture, with in the background the cultivation of muriers, indispensable for feeding bombyx. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1869, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329023: Traditional costume of shepherds from the borders of Hungary, smoking the pipe, with his dog, his weapons and his herd. Engraving to illustrate the memories of travel among the southern Slavs, by Georges Perrot, in 1868, published in “” Le tour du monde”” 1870-1871, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4329244: An alluvion gold mine, open air in Colombia, by means of pumps, a stream of water brings the auriferous sludge back to the work site, the tools of the miners are of the utmost simplicity, iron bars and a pool of rocks in which heavy particles and golden pepites accumulate, then are carried away in stretchers. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to New Granada, by Dr. Saffray, in 1869, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1872, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images