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Object within Schaaf no. 1412

Messageries Royales, Orléans

Object details

Image size: h 18.2cm x w 21.9cm

Paper size: h 19.1cm x w 23.1cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Inscription: pencil line recto, possibly from sensitising

Provenance:
Harrison D. Horblit (HH1163)

Owner: Houghton Library, Harvard University

Object owner number: Horblit TypPr 805.T820.142 Sz1

Collection: Harrison D. Horblit Collection Of Early Photography

This object is part of Schaaf no. 1412

Messageries Royales, Orléans

Location: Orléans

Keywords: Orleans France

The Messageries Royales, or Royal Messengers, was a horse and carriage delivery service across France.  It was also known as the Department of Public Cars.

Image from the collections of the British Library (usage terms: Public Domain)