Title
Illustration of "Toilers of the Sea", by Victor Hugo
Caption
Discovery: 'The fissure was narrow, and the passage dofficult. Gilliatt could see daylight beyond. He made an effort, contorted himself as much as he could, and penetrated in to the cave as far as he was able.'
Second part, Book I, chapter XI.
Illustrator: Daniel Vierge. Engraver: Désiré Quesnel.
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_118
License type
Rights managed
Available size
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