GIA4715587: “Place de France” project in Paris in 1610, by Claude Chastillon, 17th century architect, engineer and topographer. Engraving in “” Topography Francoise ou representations de plusieurs villes, villages, chasteaux, plans, fortresses, vestiges of antiquite, modern houses and others of the kingdom of France: The most part on the desseings of deffunct Claude Chastillon, engineer of the king”. 1655. Milanese ., Chastillon, Claude (c.1559-1616) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4715651: To the martyrs of the national independence: on this monument project of sculptor Emile-Francois Chatrousse (1829-1896), the two emblematic French heros Vercingetorix and Joan of Arc are holding hands. History of France, legende francaise, homeland, patriotism, icon, patriotic iconography, flag - engraving of the Illustrous World, January 1871 - / Bridgeman Images
PIX4668762: Abbey of Fontevraud - Maine-et-Loire - Abbey of Fontevraud - Maine-et-Loire: The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud was founded by Robert d'Arbrissel in 1101. Located 15 km from Saumur in the Maine-et-Loire, it was classified as a historical monument in 1840 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 with the entire cultural site of the Loire Valley. The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Saumur, in Anjou, France. It was founded in 1101 by Robert of Arbrissel. The complex of monastic buildings served as a prison from 1804 to 1963 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4668864: The Harpea Cave - Pyrenees - Atlantic - The Harpea Cave - Located in Beherobie, on the edge of the Basque Country, it is an A-shaped rocky fold (anticlinal). It was formed by compression of horizontal layers during tectonic shoots that raised the Pyrenees. Anticline fold in Pyrenees - Atlantiques, France / Bridgeman Images
GIA4717106: Monsieur Bumble observes Noe Claypole and Charlotte - Mr Claypole as he appeared when his master was out - Illustration for “” Oliver Twist”” (Olivier) (The Adventures of Oliver Twist) by Charles Dickens (1812-1870), by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) ., Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) / Bridgeman Images
GIA4717125: Dr. Losberne showing Oliver to Bow Street Police Officers - Oliver waited on by the Bow Street Runners - Illustration for “” Oliver Twist”” (Oliver) (The Adventures of Oliver Twist) by Charles Dickens (1812-1870), by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) ., Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) / Bridgeman Images