Marseille Collection (page 4)

Henri De Belsunce
HENRI FRANCOIS XAVIER de BELSUNCE de CASTEL-MORON Bishop of Marseille, who won great repute for his heroism during at outbreak of plague in that city. Date: 1671 - 1755

Water Tricycle - 1
Several inventors propose forms of water-tricycle. Frenchman Romanes-Rousseau demonstrates his project at Marseille, on a conveniently calm day. Date: 1880

Destroyer at Marseille
A French contre-torpilleur (destroyer) enters the old harbour, Marseille. Date: 1907

Marseille / Port 1931
Marseille: the port Date: 1931

Overland at Alexandria
At Alexandria, mail from England is taken to Suez on camel-back, while mail from India is put aboard ship to Marseille. Date: 1853

Overland in Med
From Marseille to Alexandria - or from Alexandria to Marseille - the mails are carried by paddle-steamer across the Mediterranean. Date: 1855

Officer (governor of the port of Marseille) and lady of quality, France, 18th century.. From a painting by Joseph Vernet. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A

SIGNAC, Paul. Entrance to the Port
SIGNAC, Paul (1863-1935). Entrance to the Port of Marseille. 1918. Pointillism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Marseilles, France. Date: late 19th century

Nicolas Roze
NICOLAS ROZE Frenchman who behaved heroically during the plague at Marseille, 1720 Date: 1671 - 1733

Marseille, France, La Corniche - La Palace Hotel et Les Iles Date: circa 1909

Marseille Colonial Exhibition - Marseille, France - Annam Palace. Date: 1906

The Marseille Transporter bridge, France
The Marseille Transporter bridge, buit in 1905 and destroyed in 1944 during WW2. This card shows the suspended platform of the transporter conveying a limited cargo of one horse and cart

Nautical atlas (Civitate Marsilia) by Francesc Oliva II, 1658. Made up of five papers. The first paper is a chart of the Mediterranean sea and the others are portolan charts. Issued in Marseille

France. 3rd Republic (1901). French soldiers
" France. 3rd Republic (1901). French soldiers hurt are received in Marseille. Illustration from " Le Petit Journal" (February 17, 1901). Engraving."

Balloon on Railway
A balloon lands on the Lyon- Marseille line at Villeurbaine just at the moment that an express enters the station : luckily, this is a scheduled stop... Date: 1907

Menu / Poincare Banquet
Menu, for a visit by French President Poincare to Marseille - a fine example of symbolist art in a practical context Date: 1913

LOp鲡de Marseille, also known as Op鲡Municipal
LOpÚ▓í de Marseille, also known as OpÚ▓í Municipal

Church, Saint-Ferreol les Augustins, Marseille, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Old Harbour (Vieux-Port), Marseille, France
Old Harbor (Vieux-Port), Marseille, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Marseille Transporter Bridge
The Marseille Transporter bridge, buit in 1905 and destryoed in 1944 during WW2. This card shows one end of the transporter with an Electric lift and various carts

Marseille, France - Fort St Jean and the Cathedral Date: circa 1920

The Exit - The Lift, Marseille, France
Marseille, France - The exit of the Ascenseurs (lifts) leading up to the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica. This ornate Neo-Byzantine church is situated at the highest natural point in Marseille

Marseille, France - Fort St Jean Date: circa 1910s

Old Marseille, France - Accoules Belltower (Le Clocher des Accoules) Date: circa 1920s

Overland - Telegraph
The old pre-electric telegraph signals the abstract of the Indian Mail from Marseille to Paris, or vice versa. Date: 1844

Marseille / Port C1835
The entrance to the port, with a steamboat entering the harbour Date: circa 1835

Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa
Cover illustration for Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa. A map of Europe and Africa shows the route from Cairo to the Cape and the stopping places en route -- Port Said, Luxor

France - Provence - Marseille - The Fort St Jean. The card carries a poem by Jean Aicard. The Fort was built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port

Croatian man in Marseille
Croatian man who had his picture taken in Marseille and sent this card bearing his portrait back to family in Zagreb. He is *possibly* wearing some form of scouting uniform

Marseille, France - Bay of the Prophet
Marseille, France - Baie du Prophete

Marseilles, France - The Quay
Marseilles, France. The Quayside with wine barrels lined up ready for export

Off to Algiers
Every summer, Napoleon and Eugenie choose somewhere different for their summer travels : this year they are sailing from Marseille to Algiers, a French colony

France Marseille
A fine general view of the Vieux Port

Marseille Trade Centre
A shipment of figs arrives at Marseille, whose strategic position on the Mediterranean, with access to western Europe, renders it one of the worlds leading trading centres

Crime / Theft / Shop / 1923
Smash & grab thief thwarted by a passer-by at Marseille

French Troops for Italy
French troops embark at Marseille for the war in Italy

French Leave Marseille
French reinforcements embark from Marseille for a renewed attack on Garibaldis Republicans at Rome

Mazzini Goes to Exile
Giuseppe Mazzini, a member of the Carbonari, is imprisoned, then sent into exile at Marseille. But he ll be back

Marseille Riots
Marseille is strongly divided in its support for the Revolution : Mirabeau, always the adroit diplomat, quells the unrest and becomes a local hero

Marseille / Harbour 1904
Marseille: a bustling harbour

French Plm Locomotive
Express locomotive of the Paris-Lyon-Marseille line, type C.61-180

Whale Caught / Marseille
Transporting a captured whale through the streets of Marseille on a trolley. The whale was caught in the waters of the Chateau d If

Marseille Men 1789
The men of Marseille march north to join the Revolution

Marseille / Notre Dame
Marseille: Notre Dame de la Garde

Marseille Docks / Photo
A view of the docks at Marseille - full of sacks and barrels

Lenticular Clouds
Seen under favourable conditions, lenticular clouds can look very solid, giving rise to misidentification as UFOs : these were photographed over Marseille, France

A Nun Makes a Bolt
A French girl, incarcerated against her will in a convent at Marseille, makes a dramatic escape by clambering over a wall, where passers-by rush to her aid with a ladder

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