‎TOULON - Photography Album :‎
‎TOULON - Photography Album.‎

‎" S.l. s.d. ( Toulon - 1892) , in-4° album, oblong format, 24 x 31 cm ; picture size 215 x 275 mm, 14 albumine pictures mounted on stiff boards, with manuscript captions in ink underneath the picture, bound in contemporary red half leather, cloth covered boards, large gilt title on front cover. On the inside a small label of the Toulon bookseller and binder Veuve (Widow) Marcel. Anonymous photographer . The first two photographs form an overview of the roadstead of Toulon, further Le carré du Port, porte de l'Arsenal , statue de la Liberté , cariathides de Puget , Fort St. Louis , Villa Michel Pacha et Tamaris, Fort du Cap Brun. The following (last) 5 photos are of great interest for French Navy history ; frontview of the Caïman-garde ; launch above water of a self-propelling torpedo ; armoured battle ship Le Courbet ; armoured battle ship Le Formidable ; armoured battle ship Le Hoche. The caption of this last pictures details that it was this ship which sank the ''Maréchal Canrobert'' ; a ship accident which took place on 7th of July 1892. Binding with some slight wear, more so at the leather, photographs in good order, the torpedo launch photo a bit more faded, but still acceptable.."‎

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