The Arenas of Nîmes — Beginning of the 1st century, elliptical shape — Edition Villeurbane

Description

Aerial photograph of the Arenas of Nîmes, a Roman monument in the southern Mediterranean, showing a crowd in the arena and stone seating. Printed text on the reverse indicates the dimensions (major axis 133.38 m, minor axis 101.40 m, height 21 m) and mentions the publisher 'Villeurbane'. The reverse features handwritten text addressed to M. Martin Cucien in Nîmes, a French postage stamp from 1980, and a cancellation from Nîmes.