‘L’EMPEREUR SE REND A PHILIPPEVILLE A BORD DE L’AIGLE (..).’

– Plate showing the Emperial Yacht Aigle with on board Emperor Napoleon III escorted by French and Italian navy vessels heading for Philippeville (now Skikda) in Algeria.

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Description

Plate showing the Emperial Yacht Aigle with on board Emperor Napoleon III escorted by French and Italian navy vessels heading for Philippeville (now Skikda) in Algeria.

Made by Kerjean after Revue Maritime.

Medium: Tone lithograph on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 28.5 x 23.5 cm (11.22 x 9.25 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FRENCH NAVY-SHIP-AIGLE-NAPOLEON III-SKIKDA | PCO-B5-12

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From ‘Revue Martime et Coloniale’, a periodical published in Paris from 1861-1896 by the French ‘Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies’. This item was published in 1869.