fjt_05390 - CANALS AND WATERWAY TRANSPORT CANAL DE GIVORS 1784
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Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 75.00 €
Type : CANAL DE GIVORS
Date: 1784
Metal : silver
Diameter : 32 mm
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LIGEREM. RHODANUS. ARDET.
Obverse description : Le Rhône et la Loire assis, se donnant la main et joignant leurs eaux. Signé D.V.
Obverse translation : Le Rhône brule d'amour pour la Loire.
Reverse
Reverse legend : CANAL DE GIVORS. 1784.
Reverse description : Inscription en trois lignes.
Commentary
La construction d'un canal partant de Rive-de-Giers pour aller à Givors fut concédée le 6 septembre 1761par ordonnance Royale au sieur François Zacharie, maître horloger à Lyon Il mourut en 1768 sans terminer les travaux C'est son fils, Guillaume, qui les termina en 1780, début de l'exploitation.
The construction of a canal from Rive-de-Giers to Givors was granted on September 6, 1761 by Royal ordinance to Mr. François Zacharie, master watchmaker in Lyon. He died in 1768 without completing the work. It was his son, Guillaume, who completed it in 1780, the start of operations.
The construction of a canal from Rive-de-Giers to Givors was granted on September 6, 1761 by Royal ordinance to Mr. François Zacharie, master watchmaker in Lyon. He died in 1768 without completing the work. It was his son, Guillaume, who completed it in 1780, the start of operations.
Historical background
CANALS AND WATERWAY TRANSPORT
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