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Gouirand 1895 Poster — Mercury on a Bicycle
Source: Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/btv1b90128088, via the Wikimedia Commons copy
About this document
| Marque | Gouirand |
|---|---|
| Type | Poster |
| Year | 1895 (estimated) |
| Publisher | Imp. Charles Verneau, 114 rue Oberkampf, Paris |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/btv1b90128088, via the Wikimedia Commons copy |
| Credit | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Identifier | Gallica (BnF) ark:/12148/btv1b90128088 |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
Transcription
CONSTRUCTION FRANÇAISE DE VÉLOCIPÈDES GOUIRAND PARIS 11 Rue Louis Blanc À MERCURE Imp. CHARLES VERNEAU 114, RUE OBERKAMPF, PARIS
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— Poster —
CONSTRUCTION FRANÇAISE DE VÉLOCIPÈDES
GOUIRAND PARIS
11
Rue Louis Blanc
À MERCURE
[Printed at the foot right:] Imp. CHARLES VERNEAU 114, RUE OBERKAMPF, PARIS
[The god Mercury, half-dressed, in a winged red cap, winged sandals and with a caduceus under one arm, rides a black bicycle with a glowing headlamp through orange clouds. Below him lies Paris at dusk with the Eiffel Tower. The upper sky is dark blue.]
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