1892 Antique Hautes Alpes map medical strangely enough

strangely enough

a copy of a very famous poem about roses by Pierre de Ronsard

• Slightly glossy

So many different names for these little yellow beauties

The French name of the species is Spatule Blanche

1892 Antique Hautes Alpes map medical strangely enoughGorgeous little engraving showing a delicately colorized map of a French department: the Hautes Alpes department. Do you know where it is situated? As you may know, France is divided in 101 department. This one is in the South of the Alps, not very far North of Provence. Interestingly enough, this map predates the creation of ski resorts so it shows the mountain areas as they were before the boom of the winter sports industry. It's prefecture (capital