Loire Collection (#9)

St. Nazaire, 1859 or after. Creator: Edouard Baldus
St. Nazaire, 1859 or after

France, Loire valley, Interior of supermarket

Map to Illustrate Operations by Orleans, (c1872). Creator: R. Walker
Map to Illustrate Operations by Orleans, (c1872). Map: Drawn under the Superintendence of Captain Hozier, showing the enemy positions

Cycling in Loire Valley, France
A touring cyclist stops in Saumur, in the Loire Valley, France. He leans on a signpost and looks thoughtfully at his guidebook. His bicycle is propped against the road sign Date: 1988

Fisherman, Loire, France
Fisherman wearing a beret fishes from the banks of Loire River near Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

View in Nantes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View in Nantes, 1890. The Chateau des ducs de Bretagne in Nantes on the Loire, was residence to the Dukes of Brittany between the 13th and 16th centuries

The River Loire and Chateau at Ambois - Loire Valley, France
The River Loire and Chateau at Amboise - Loire Valley, France. Date: circa 1920s

The Chateau at Rigny-Usse - Loire Valley, France
The rather spectacular Chateau d Usse at Rigny-Usse - Loire Valley, France. Date: circa 1920s

La Baule, Pay de la Loire, France - Up-market Resort Town. The Park with the Contrexeville Pavilion. Date: 1934

Tour des Marques - Chateau at Chenonceau, France
The Chateau de Chenonceau is a French chateau near the small village of Chenonceaux, in the Indre-et-Loire departement of the Loire Valley in France

Meteorite Hits House
A farmhouse at La Chaux (Saone-et- Loire, France) is struck by a meteorite (fireball) and is instantly set on fire

View of the 17th century Chateau de Cheverny (Cheverny Castle). UNESCO World Heritage Site, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Loire Valley, France

Plane Tree (Platanus) seen from below. Loir-et-Cher, Loire Valley, France

Chambord Castle (Chateau de Chambord). UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, Loire Valley, Loire, France

View Nantes Loire city walls Cathedral St. Pierre
View of Nantes, View of Nantes. View of the Loire on the city walls, the Cathedral of St. Pierre and the castle. In the foreground, boats are unloaded, sheets are left to dry at a laundry

Passport card part coast Brittany Nouvelle carte marine croissant
Passport card for part of the coast of Brittany Nouvelle carte marine croissant and degres d une partie des cotes maritime de Bretagne and de Poitou

Banks Loire Bords du Loir Alphonse Jeanrenaud
Banks of the Loire (Bords du Loir); Alphonse Jeanrenaud (French, 1835 - 1895); 1869; Heliogravure; 26.7 x 33.5 cm (10 1, 2 x 13 3, 16 in.)

Map of the French Department of Indre-et-Loire - No. 37
Map of the French Department of Indre-et-Loire - No.37, featuring inset illustrations of Chenonceaux, Langeais, Loches, Amboise and portraits of Rene Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician

Ursins, Marie-Anne de la Tremoille, princesse des (1642-1722). Lady of the Spanish court, was the daughter of the duc de Noirmoutier and his wife Ren饠 Julie Aubri

The New Jerusalem. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The new Jerusalem. 1375 - 1382. Depiction of the Heavenly Jerusalem. 11th scene of the tapestry number 6 from the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I

The Beast of the Sea. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Beast of the Sea. 1375 - 1382. The Dragon Royal transmits his power (Royal Scepter) to the Panther

St. John and the Angel. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). St John anf the Angel. 1375 - 1382. The angel dictates the true word of God. 15th scene of the tapestry number 5 from the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by

The 7 churches. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Seven Churches of Asia. 1375 - 1382. St. John announces the revelation to believers of the Roman province of Asia

First cup poured out. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The First Cup poured out upon the Earth. 1375 - 1382. Golden vial (bowl) filled with the Wrath of God

Fall of Babylon. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The fall of Babylon invaded by demons. 1375 - 1382. 11th scene of the tapestry number 5 from the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Christ with the sword. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). Christ with the Sword in his mouth. 1375 - 1382. Jesus Christ reveals to st John the mystery of the seven candlesticks (seven churches)

7 Last Plagues. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The seven last plagues and the harps of God. 1375 - 1382. The upper Angels with the golden vials (bowls) filled with the Wrath of God

2nd cup poured out. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Second Vial poured out upon the Sea. 1375 - 1382. Golden vial (bowl) filled with the Wrath of God

FRANCE: CHAMBORD. Elevation of the Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley, drawn by one of its architects, Androuet du Cerceau, 16th century

Chateau Amboise
In the Middle Ages d Amboise held a strategic position overlooking one of the few bridges across the Loire. The original castle keep was confiscated in 1434 from the Counts of Anjou by Charles VII

Loire River in Tours, France, early 1800s
Tours, France, on the banks of the Loire River, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a drawing by J.M.W. Turner

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Prussian army crossing the Loire River at Orleans, France, during a snowstorm, Franco-Prussian War, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chateau De Luynes
Chateau de Luynes (Indre-et-Loire)

Chambords castle, Loire valley, France

Prieure de Pommiers, Ancient Benedictine Priory, Rhone-Alpes France, Rhone-Alpes, Loire. Prieure de Pommiers, Ancient Benedictine Priory

Old Town, Tours, Loire, France

Cathedrale Ste-Croix, Orleans, Loire Valley, France

The Banks of the Loir, c1900. Artist: William Alfred Gibson
The Banks of the Loir, c1900. From The Studio Volume 49. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910]

Sketch map of the Loire at Amboise, France, c1472-c1519 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Sketch map of the Loire at Amboise, France, c1472-c1519 (1883). From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. II by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Chateau de Montsoreau, France, 15th century (1882-1884). The Chateau of Montsoreau was built in 1455 by Jean de Chambes, a senior councillor of King Charles VII of France

Combat between Roman and Veneti vessels, Loire river, 56 BC (1882-1884). Artist: Dietrich
Combat between Roman and Veneti vessels, Loire river, 56 BC (1882-1884). The Veneti were a Gallic tribe that inhabited Brittany

Nantes, on the Loire, France, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London, Paris, c1890)

Nantes, France, 1879. Artist: C Laplante
Nantes, France, 1879

Circus tent blown away, Saint Etienne, France, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th April 1903

Arms manufacturing industry, St Etienne, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1896

Chateau de Blois, Loire Valley, France, 1875. Artist: J Carter
Chateau de Blois, Loire Valley, France, 1875. The chateau on the River Loire was built between the 13th and 17th centuries. It was the birthplace of Louis XII of France

Two sketches on the Loire Arcachon, Tours Boat, Baskets
Two sketches on the Loire - Arcachon, Tours - Boat, Baskets, Womens Head-dresses (1867). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1867

Nantes, France - bridge and biscuit factory
Nantes France - a bridge crossing the River Loire, showing the towers of the Lefevre-Utile biscuit factory. circa 1910s

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