Title

Amedee Courbet, French admiral, 1880. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Amedee Courbet, French admiral, 1880. In May 1880 Courbet (1827-1885) was appointed Governor of New Caledonia. He later won several victories in the Tonkin Campaign (1883-1886) and the Sino-French War (1884-1885). A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L'Arcade, Paris 8, 1860-1920.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C52_374

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (5,3Mb) / 11,9in x 16,3in / 3584 x 4875 (300dpi)

Keywords

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