Art Resource - AR946560

French troops embarking for China, 1900. Artist: Eugene Damblans

AR946044

Embarkation of convicts for French Guiana, 1904.

Embarkation of convicts for French Guiana, 1904. France began transporting convicts to its colony of French Guiana in 1852. Amongst the more famous prisoners sent there were Alfred Dreyfus and Henri Charriere, who wrote Papillon, a famous account of his incarceration on, and escape attempts from, the notorious prison of Devil's Island. The transportation of convicts was ended in 1951. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd January 1904.

Unique Identifier AR946560

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3482px × 5052px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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