View of the barrage locks under construction. These works, constructed between 1862-65, were one of twelve barrages built on the Seine between Montereau and Paris. This barrage was near the village of Seine-Port, some twelve kilometres above Melun.
General view of the barrage under construction at Port-Villiez, on the Seine between Paris and Rouen.Work on this series of barrages was started in 1869, abandoned from 1873-75 and completed in 1879. This view is dated 1877 in the accompanying descriptive text.