Douanes, François Hippolyte Lalaisse, circa 1852

Plate 40: three men working for customs, wearing dark blue trousers with red stripe, and a dark blue jacket or coat; the captain to left has white decoration and red trim on his jacket and on the tall peaked cap with a golden badge at the front, and he carries a sword (?); the officer in the centre is in a sailor's overcoat ( (reefer?) ) and has a shorter peaked blue cap with white and blue band, and carries a cane; the official to right, seen three-quarters from behind, has the same style of uniform as the captain, although the jacket lacks any white elements, he carries a rucksack with a rolled item on top, several objects hang from his belt including a sword, and he holds a firearm; masts of ships in the distance hand-coloured lithograph. Date: circa 1852. Dimensions: Height: 190 mm (image); Width: 216 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Douanes (BM 1925,0409.41)