Paris of old — New Bridge — Departure from the Staircase

Description

View of the New Bridge in Paris, showing its arches and sculpted corbeaux with lion heads. Printed text on the front recalls that this was once the most beautiful of Paris's old bridges, with the laying of the first stone on May 31, 1578, and its completion on June 20, 1603. Reverse: postcard from the E. La Doley publishing house, printed in Paris, with space for correspondence and address.