At Fontaine-de-Vaucluse the Sorgue washes the foot of a rocky wall upon which stand the ruins of the Château (1923)

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PROVENCE. At Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, whither Petrarch retired in 1337, the Sorgue gushes forth from a titanic basin in a hill, and washes the foot of a rocky wall upon which stand the ruins of the Château. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Engraved by P. L. M. Provenance: "Countries of the World". Type: Book illustration.

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Size: 4756px × 2849px
Location: Vaucluse
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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