Sujet
Embarkation of convicts for French Guiana, 1904. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Embarkation of convicts for French Guiana, 1904. France began transporting convicts to its colony of French Guiana in 1852. Amongst the more famous prisoners sent there were Alfred Dreyfus and Henri Charriere, who wrote Papillon, a famous account of his incarceration on, and escape attempts from, the notorious prison of Devil's Island. The transportation of convicts was ended in 1951. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd January 1904.
Date
1904
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Art Media
Notre référence
HRM19C03_223
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (3,5Mo) / 29,5cm x 42,8cm / 3482 x 5052 (300dpi)