French submarine Gymnote. The lower part of the artwork shows this early submarine in profile, but it is not drawn to scale with the above-water scene
French submarine Gymnote. The lower part of the artwork shows this early submarine in profile, but it is not drawn to scale with the above-water scene. The Gymnote was an electric submarine with a steel hull. It was launched on 24 September 1888, and was 18 metres in length. Artwork from the third volume (first period of 1889) of the French popular science weekly 'La Science Illustree'.
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