Toulon Gallery

French shells used on Land and Sea WWI

In Toulon arsenal: Stamping 75" projectiles intended for Salonika and varnishing. Before being sent out, shells are stamped with the manufacturing arsenal mark and date of completion. Thus in case of official inquiry in connection with them, there records can be traced to issuing establishment. Upper photograph: Women stamping 75" shells before being shipped out to Salonika. Lower photograph: Men varnishing inside the explosives chamber, and outside. Interior varnishing prevented dangerous friction being set up in transporting. Date: 1917

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New Port and Arsenal of Toulon, seen from the artillery depot, 1755 (oil on canvas)

XIR414957 New Port and Arsenal of Toulon, seen from the artillery depot, 1755 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); 165x263 cm; Musee de la Marine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le Port Neuf et l'Arsenal de Toulon, vu de l'angle du parc d'artillerie; artillerie; series of views of French seaports commissioned by King Louis XV of France in 1753 and executed between 1754 and 1765; seaport; b/w photo; black and white photograph; Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur; Azur; Var; deposit of Musee du Louvre; Salon 1755; INV 8296;); French, out of copyright

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Town and Port of Toulon, seen from halfway down the mountain behind, series of 'Les

XIR414917 Town and Port of Toulon, seen from halfway down the mountain behind, series of 'Les Ports de France', engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin the Younger (1715-90) and Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707-83) 1762 (etching & burin) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89) (after); 47.1x73.6 cm; Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; (add.info.: La Ville et la Rade de Toulon, vues a mi-cote de la montagne qui est derriere; series of views of French seaports commissioned by King Louis XV of France in 1753 and executed between 1754 and 1765; seaport; b/w photo; black and white photograph; eau forte; eau-forte; Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur; host and hostess welcoming guests for an alfresco lunch party; dejeuner en plein air;); French, out of copyright

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