Title
Illustration of "Toilers of the Sea", by Victor Hugo
Caption
The construction of the forge: 'The forge which Gilliatt intended was roughly sketched out by nature; but nothing could be more troublesome than to reduce this rough skecth to manageable shape, to transform this cavern into a laboratory and smith's shop.'
Second part, Book I, chapter X.
Illustration from a set of 56 engravings published in the English edition of 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer' ('Toilers of the Sea'), by Victor Hugo, published in 1869 by Sampson Low, Son and Marston.
Illustrator: François-Nicolas Chifflart. Engraver: Fortuné Méaulle.
Date
1869
Credit line
Photo12/Pierre Pitrou
Reference
PTR22A00_034
License type
Rights managed
Available size
97,8Mb (9,2Mb) / 16,1in x 23,6in / 4824 x 7087 (300dpi)