Exposition Universelle (1867)

The Exposition Universelle of 1867 (French pronunciation:

In 1864,

There were 50,226 exhibitors, of whom 15,055 were from France and her colonies, 6176 from Great Britain and Ireland, 703 from the United States and a small contingent from Canada. The funds for the construction and maintenance of the exposition consisted of grants of $1,165,020 from the French government, a like amount from the city of Paris, and about $2,000,000 from public subscription, making a total of $5,883,400; while the receipts were estimated to have been but $2,822,900, thus leaving a deficit, which, however, was offset by the subscriptions from the government and the city of Paris, so that the final report was made to show a gain.

Bateaux Mouches, boats capable of carrying 150 passengers, entered service conveying visitors along the Seine to and from the exhibition.^[3] There was also a new railway line built to convey passengers around the outer edge of Paris to the Champ de Mars.^[4] Two double-decker hot air balloons, the Géant and the Céleste, were moored to the site and manned by the famous photographer Nadar. Nadar would take groups of 12 or more people for flights above the grounds, where they could enjoy views of the site and Paris.^[5][6]

In the "gallery of Labour History"

The exhibition also included two prototypes of the much acclaimed and prize-winning hydrochronometer invented in 1867 by Gian Battista Embriaco, O.P. (Ceriana 1829 - Rome 1903), professor at the College of St. Thomas in Rome.^{[8][9][10][11]}

One of the Egyptian exhibits was designed by

The German manufacturer Krupp displayed a 50-ton cannon made of steel.^[13]

Americans displayed their latest telegraph technology and both

The World Rowing Championships were held on the Seine River in July and was won by the underdog Canadian team from Saint John, New Brunswick which was quickly dubbed by the media as The Paris Crew.

Gallery

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  Engraving of the Exposition Universelle (1867)
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  Oscar II of Sweden
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  The Japanese delegation to the Exposition Universelle
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  Chinese and Japanese exhibits at the 1867 Exposition Universelle
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  Japanese Satsuma pavilion at the French expo 1867
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  Siamese

  elephant pavillon at the Exposition
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  Model of

  Musée National de la Marine (Rochefort)

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  Flint

  Biface
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  Commission awarded to one of the members of the (Australian state of) Victoria stand in 1867
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  Brazilian exhibit at the 1867 Exposition Universelle
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  Victoria

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  Sudden Mania to Become Pianists created upon hearing Steinway's Piano at the Paris Exposition. After a lithograph by "Cham", Amédée de Noé. From: Harper's Weekly, issue August 10, 1867, reporting on the 1867 Paris Exposition

See also

• Paris Monetary Conference (1867)
• Rejtan (painting) (won gold medal at the exposition)

Footnotes

1. ^ This includes six world expositions (in 1855, 1867, 1878, 1889, 1900 and 1937), two specialized expositions (in 1881 and 1925) and two colonial expositions (in 1907 and 1931).

Notes

1. ^ Bela Menczer, "Exposition, 1867." History Today (July 1967), Vol. 17 Issue 7, pp.429-436.
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3. ^ Horne, 1965; p. 6
4. ^ Kirkland, 2013; p. 239
5. ^ Alistair Horne (1965). The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune: 1870-71. St. Martin's Press. pp. 6–7.
6. ^ Richard P. Hallion (2003). Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age, from Antiquity Through the First World War. Oxford University Press. p. 71.
7. ^ Stephane Kirkland (2013). Paris Reborn: Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City. St. Martin's Press. pp. 241–242.
8. ^ Administrator. "Orologi". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014.
9. ^ Marchese, Vincenzo Fortunato (1879). Memorie dei pi insigni pittori, scultori e architetti domenicani.
10. ^ Idrocronometro^{[circular reference]}
11. ^ "Roma Capitale". sso.comune.roma.it. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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14. ^ Pope, Harrison G. Jr., Tabernanthe iboga: an African Narcotic Plant of Social Importance Economic Botany volume 23, pages 174–184 (1969).
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    , Chapter 9, "Tabernanthe iboga: Narcotic Ecstasis and the Work of the Ancestors" by James W. Fernandez, Page 237.
16. ^ Lotsof, H.S. (1995). "Ibogaine in the Treatment of Chemical Dependence Disorders: Clinical Perspectives". 3. MAPS Bulletin: 19–26. Archived from the original on 22 January 1997. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
17. ^ A.D.A.M., Inc. "5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)". University of Maryland Medical Center.
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19. ^ Les Plantes Utiles du Gabon (with Roger Sillans), Paris, Le Chevalier, 1961, 614 p. (Coll. Encyclopédie biologique, 56).
20. ^ "Médecin". ecole.nav.traditions.free.fr. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
21. ^ "Welcome". Japanese art gallery in Paris - Yakimono. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
22. ^ Van Gogh, letter to his sister Wilhelmina, Arles, 30 March 1888

Further reading

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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• Menczer, Bela. "Exposition, 1867." History Today (July 1967), Vol. 17 Issue 7, p429-436 online.

External links

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• Expo 1867 Paris at the Bureau International des Expositions. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
• 1867 Paris (BIE World Expo) - approximately 90 links
• 1867 Paris Exposition souvenir fan in the Staten Island Historical Society Online Collections Database
• Ducuing, François, Vol 1: L'Exposition universelle de 1867 illustrée: publication internationale autorisée par la Commission impériale. (Paris: Bureaux d'Abonnements, 1867).
• Ducuing, François, Vol 2: L'Exposition universelle de 1867 illustrée: publication internationale autorisée par la Commission impériale. (Paris: Bureaux d'Abonnements, 1867)
• Exposition Universelle de Paris 1867 album, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. Accession No. 2002.R.11. The album contains 25 photographs taken by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson (Bisson Jeune) and five taken by Charles-Louis Michelez. The album documents the buildings, grounds and exhibits of the 1867 Paris Exposition universelle in Paris.