Adolphe TERRIS (1820-1899) Works in the Port of Marseille, 1876-1878 Core of the outer breakwater of the northern outer harbour - Foundation of the quay walls of the Bassin National and the moles Photographic album of building site equipment and installations Rare large portfolio comprising twenty-eight (28) albumen prints mounted on card, all bearing the photographer's name, numbered and with captions printed on the mounts. This exceptional set documents the titanic project carried out by the firm L. Dupuy et P. Magnac aîné, in partnership with the Compagnie Générale des travaux publics et particuliers, with particular emphasis on the many machines and devices designed for the occasion (cranes, overhead travelling crane, lifting equipment, travelling carriage, railway track, trains, masts, tugs, etc.), providing valuable evidence of the advances in engineering at the end of the Second Empire. This copy is complete with index plate and comes in its original printed hardback folder. Plates: H. 48.5 cm - W. 64 cm Proofs H. 26 cm - W. 38.5 cm approx. DV Dust jacket slightly soiled, first proof with minor foxing, other proofs with minor defects (stains or soiling) and tears and foxing on the index plate.