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View of Honfleur's Bassins with several sailboats and a building in the background. Printed text on the front recalls that it was in 1668 that Duquesne was sent by Louis XIV to survey and develop the first floating basin, giving Honfleur great importance. Reverse: handwritten address to Madame Jeanne de MaBrille in Paris, green 30-centime stamp, postal cancellation of Calvados.