Captain Jean-Luc Picard Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 The photograph depicts a fleet of French naval ships in the harbor of Cherbourg in Normandy, France. The occasion is the inauguration of the harbor as well as a new railway line linking the town to Paris. Between August 3 and 21, 1858, Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie visited Brittany and Normandy, anchoring at Cherbourg between August 4 and 8. ZOOMABLE: https://openseadragon.github.io/openseadragonizer/?img=https://i.redditmedia.com/fAWUiEGixZeu8DJ8LKXr5yKlelIWDTLKPl0NzeNE2hQ.jpg?s=7c96988ced714849186f6b761feee5c8 Source: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/267216/gustave-le-gray-the-french-fleet-cherbourg-french-august-4-6-1858/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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