Caption

Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609–1680) was a French engineer and canal builder, creator of the Canal du Midi, illustration, reproduction of a 19th-century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of the original unknown, historical

Date

Jul 20, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H45_241

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

68.0Mb (22.7Mb) / 17.5in x 15.1in / 5248 x 4528 (300dpi)

Keywords

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