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Year :
- Volume 69 - January/June 1877
- Volume 70 - July/December 18786
Adorned with 1600 vignettes.
Drawings: Bertall, Monnier.
Content: The Transvaal in South Africa is annexed by the United Kingdom. Motivated by the discovery of new diamond deposits, this decision encountered resistance from the Boers. - Portugal imposes its authority on the populations living between Angola and Mozambique. - Beginning of a rail strike in the United States which evolves into a general strike for the 8-hour working day. - Beginning of the Russo-Turkish war over the Balkans. - Death of Adolphe Thiers, President of the French Republic. - Famine in South India. - a.o.
Sections: Courrier de Paris - News from around the world - Fashions - Theaters - Fine Arts - The Salon of 1876 - a.o.
Condition: Cover: Damaged spine and slightly rubbed edges (see photos). Binding and interior in good condition.
L'Illustration is the first French news magazine entirely illustrated by the best designers of the moment and the best wood engravers. L'Illustration has innovated the journalistic approach: seeking information at the source and sending correspondents. The reader accesses the event through the documentary image. L'Illustration was almost always the first to report the news of the world, on the five continents. 67472051
