Back
Template:POTD/2010-05-03
Picture of the day archives
:
2010 May
<
2010 May 2
2010 May 4
>
Picture of the day
An illustration from Volume IV (E–G) of the
encyclopedia
Nouveau Larousse illustré
showing various methods of
lighting through the ages
, starting from
prehistoric times
in the upper left (No. 1) to
carbide lamps
at the beginning of the 20th century (No. 54, lower right), with a separate section for
Japanese lighting
(No. 55–58, lower left).
Illustration:
Maurice Dessertenne
Restoration:
Michel Vuijlsteke
Archive
–
More featured pictures...
This
picture of the day
has been
featured on Portal:History
.
From
Wikipedia
, the free encyclopedia · View on
Wikipedia
Developed by
Tubidy