Author: Amussat, J.Z.
Title: Election poster, dated May, 24th 1848, for the 1848 French National Assembly election.
Description: Paris : E. Duverger, [1848]. 1 sheet 62x44 cm. Folded in 4. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - Jean Zuléma Amussat (1796–1856) was a French surgeon & urologist. On the poster he presents himself to the voters in the Department of the Seine as a moderate Republican who wants to improve public health. The 1848 French Constituent Assembly election held in France on 23 and 24 April 1848 to elect the Constituent Assembly of the new Republic. Over nine million citizens were eligible to vote in the first French election since 1792 held under male universal suffrage. Due to the possibility of multiple candidacies, partial elections were held too on June 4.

Keywords: HISTORY, poster