Syndicat d'Initiative d'Antibes Juan Les-Pins
1949

A fine pictorial promotional map for Antibes Juan Les-Pins

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Antibes Juan Les-Pins

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Very colorful and visually stimulating map of the town and resort at Juan Les-Pins in the commune of Antibes on France's Mediterranean Côte d'Azur. Situated west of the town of Antibes, in the past it had been an area with many stone pine trees (pins), where the inhabitants of Antibes used to go for a promenade, for a picnic in the shadow of the stone pine trees or to collect tree branches and cones for their stoves. Verso is blank.

Created by Vic Raymon.

CREATOR: Syndicat d'Initiative d'Antibes Juan Les-Pins

PUBLICATION DATE: 1949

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: France

BODY OF WATER: Mediterranean

CONDITION: Very Good. Clean and fresh colors. Horizontal and vertical folds.

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SIZE: 24 " x 17 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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