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Le Monde illustré
19th-20th century French periodical / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the contemporary Paris newspaper Le Monde
Le Monde illustré (title translation: The Illustrated World) was a leading illustrated news magazine in France which was published from 1857–1940 and again from 1945 to 1956. It was in many ways similar to its contemporary English-language newsmagazine The Illustrated London News and should not be confused with the French newspaper Le Monde.
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