Title
Illustration of "Toilers of the Sea", by Victor Hugo
Caption
Imbrancam: 'One of the two engineers was also a practical mechanic. This man, a bold and intelligent Dutch negro, who had originally escaped from the sugar plantations of Surinam, was named Ibrancam.'
First part, Book VI, chapter II.
Illustrator: François-Nicolas Chifflart. Engraver: Fortuné Méaulle.
Illustration from a set of nearly 150 woodcuts published in the Volume XI of Victor Hugo's 'Oeuvres Complètes' including 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer' ('Toilers of the Sea') - written in 1866.
Book published in 1906 by the Société d'éditions Littéraires et Artistiques, Librairie Paul Ollendorff.
Date
1906
Credit line
Photo12/Pierre Pitrou
Reference
PTR22A00_098
License type
Rights managed
Available size
165,5Mb (14,4Mb) / 21,7in x 29,7in / 6496 x 8907 (300dpi)