CENT-JOURS. RHÔNE. Proclamation by Count FOURIER, Prefect of - Lot 457

CENT-JOURS. RHÔNE. Proclamation by Count FOURIER, Prefect of the Rhône department, made in LYON on May 6, 1815, concerning the VOTES of the Citizens on the ADDITIONAL ACT to the Constitutions of the Empire: "... All Frenchmen have an obvious interest in exercising with wisdom and reflection, the political rights that the Emperor (Napoleon 1st) has recognized and consecrated in the Decrees. Europe has its eyes on our country, and nothing is more likely to preserve its independence and its glory than the testimony of our union, and the manifest support of our feelings and wishes...". Printed in LYON by Michel LEROY, place Saint-Jean, 1815. Vignette with imperial eagle on mantle. Cupboard (52 x 41 cm) Condition B+.