Title

France – Carcassonne – City of Carcassonne

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Caption

City of Carcassonne – The fantastic City of Carcassone, bristling with towers and jagged with battlements, unfolds a double ring of gigantic walls. Formidable citadel with Roman and Visigoth towers; castle, posterns, barbicans and ramparts of the XIIIIth century above which stands a magnificent cathedral. It constitutes a complete, striking example of a fortified town of the Middle Ages.

Physical Description

One black and white postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by J. Mayo in Paris, France and features artwork by A. Rotidan.

Condition

Unused

Language of Postcard

English

Location

France–Occitania Region–Aude Department–Carcassonne

Publisher

J. Mayo

Artist

A. Rotidan

Date Issued

1908-

Object Type

Postcard

Object Size

14 X 09 cm

Original Collection

San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection

Digital Collection

French Postcard Collection

Digital Publisher

Copley Library. University of San Diego

Collection Number

Languedoc-Roussillon-10

Date Digitized

2014-06-24

Image Format

Image/JPEG

Repository

Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego

Image File Location

Cop-Darc\Postcards\France\Occitania\Languedoc-Roussillon\Languedouc-Roussillon-10A

Image File Size

421 KB

Copyright

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