Title

Chateau de Montsoreau, France, 15th century (1882-1884). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Chateau de Montsoreau, France, 15th century (1882-1884). The Chateau of Montsoreau was built in 1455 by Jean de Chambes, a senior councillor of King Charles VII of France. It occupied a strategic position on the River Loire and controlled rover traffic between Chinon and Saumur. A print from La France et les Français à Travers les Siècles, Volume II, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1882

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C55_229

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (8,8Mb) / 11,5in x 16,9in / 3448 x 5070 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior river building buildings architecture country French France tower geography castle defence Loire medieval fortification location century outside riverbank B&W MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century geographical feature Maine-et-Loire Pays de la Loire River Loire TGN engraving Unknown Jean de Chateau de Montsoreau Montsoreau Jean de Chambes Chambes Jean de Chambes engraving