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(P. 136.)
Artist
- Name:
- Guiguet, L.
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Lara, J.
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les merveilles de la science, vol. 4
- Author(s):
- Figuier, Louis
- Publisher:
- Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1870
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Workers are seen shoveling coal, operating furnaces, and pulling carts in a smoky workshop where the distillation of coal is taking place.
The caption reads in the original French: Atelier de distillation de la houille à l’usine de La Villette, Paris.
Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, black & white, Furne, industrial, working
