Iconographic documents of the Ecomuseum of Creusot-Montceau / Research furnace
Collection of the archieves of the Department of Saône-et-Loire:
Le Creusot: “Topographic plan of the erection of Creusot near Montcenis, situated in the Department of Haute Saône, by M. Poirson, geographic engineer”
Detail: Crystal works of the royal foundry
about 1790, (Number: 1F1 19/6)
Topographic plan of the erection of Creusot near Montcenis, 1790
Le Creusot: “Topographic plan of the erection of Creusot near Montcenis, situated in the Department of Haute Saône, by M. Poirson, geographic engineer”
Detail: The royal foundry
about 1790
Detail: The royal foundry
Collection Ecomuseum:
SAGOT (E.), Le Creusot: General view on the manufactory of Creusot in the 30s of the 19th century
about 1830
General view on the manufactory of Creusot, 1830
“Le Creusot in the year 1847: View from the North” - Lithographic print based on the watercolours by Trémaux
Total view on Creusot town, with the buildings of the old royal foundry in the front and the crystal factory and the Saint-Laurent church in the background (the steeple was only erected in 1862, but the painter showed it already).
Le Creusot in the year 1847: View from the North
