Sujet

The French Siege of Paris: interior of gun-boat La Commune, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The French Siege of Paris: interior of gun-boat La Commune, 1871. 'We give an interior view of the ironclad compartment of the cannonière or gun-boat La Commune, with two guns. This boat has a crew of thirty-seven men, commanded by M. Girard. In addition to the iron on the roof or deck, extra protection is given by means of sandbags. This vessel's guns are pointed towards Meudon; they are breech-loaders. The sailors are dressed in white canvas'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A70_335

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,5Mo (4,3Mo) / 43,0cm x 29,5cm / 5077 x 3480 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation people male interior activities man men sailing boat boats arts politics country French France Paris art guy ship ships British weapon weapons gun guns activity uniform dress political military war cannon cannons location century communist Britain inside rebellion newspapers press print communism revolution concept APPAREL B&W artillery sailor warfare sailors engraved engraving battleship military uniform 19th century water transport warship heavy artillery gunship Indoors black & white black and white B W weaponry Ile-de-France Communists warships armaments gunboat nineteenth century The Print Collector 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War Illustrated London News Paris Commune ramrod Siege of Paris TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper Unknown naval ship Communards 19th-century clothing & dress fashion & clothing The Illustrated London News