18th century illustration of the Briare Canal - one of the oldest canals in France, connecting the Loire and Seine valleys. Published in "A Diderot P

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18th century illustration of the Briare Canal - one of the oldest canals in France, connecting the Loire and Seine valleys. Published in "A Diderot Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trades and Industry. Manufacturing and the Technical Arts in Plates Selected from "L'encyclopedie, ou Dictionnarie Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers" of Denis Diderot". (Charles Coulston Gillispie, Dover Publications, New York, 1959).

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Size: 5568px × 3622px
Location: France
Photo credit: © Les Archives Digitales / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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