Chappe's telegraph at Mont Saint-Michel, straw marquetry, circa 1850
Chappe's telegraph at Mont Saint-Michel, straw marquetry, circa 1850
Straw marquetry panel depicting Mont Saint-Michel.
Visible on the abbey’s bell tower is the Chappe telegraph, installed in 1832, as well as boats, including a steamship that may be one of those that operated the route between Granville/Saint-Malo and Jersey.
Straw marquetry frame
Condition: dirty and damaged
Dimensions:
This may have been made by a prisoner, as Mont Saint-Michel served as a state prison until 1863.
The Chappe telegraph was a visual telecommunications system used between 1799 and 1852, developed by Claude Chappe in 1791.
Visible on the abbey’s bell tower is the Chappe telegraph, installed in 1832, as well as boats, including a steamship that may be one of those that operated the route between Granville/Saint-Malo and Jersey.
Straw marquetry frame
Condition: dirty and damaged
Dimensions:
This may have been made by a prisoner, as Mont Saint-Michel served as a state prison until 1863.
The Chappe telegraph was a visual telecommunications system used between 1799 and 1852, developed by Claude Chappe in 1791.
