Title
Illustration of "Toilers of the Sea", by Victor Hugo
Caption
Climbing up to the Durande: 'His clenched fists struck the rocks in their turn; the handkerchief had loosened, and they were scratched; they had indeed narrowly escaped being crushed. Gilliatt remained hanging there a moment dizzy.'
Second part, Book I, chapter VII.
Illustration from a set of 56 engravings published in the English edition of 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer' ('Toilers of the Sea'), by Victor Hugo, published in 1869 by Sampson Low, Son and Marston.
Illustrator: François-Nicolas Chifflart. Engraver: Fortuné Méaulle.
Date
1869
Credit line
Photo12/Pierre Pitrou
Reference
PTR22A00_032
License type
Rights managed
Available size
97,8Mb (8,6Mb) / 16,1in x 23,6in / 4824 x 7087 (300dpi)