Thursday, January 22, 2026

If this is Thursday it must be postcards, 747

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rothéneuf, Cȏte d’Émeraude, Un coin du Havre, France, ca early 1900s

 

This is an unused, divided back, postcard with a black & white picture by the French photographer and postcard publisher, Henri Le Malloit (1866-1953).  The title identifies the view as part of the harbor.  Rothéneuf is a seaside village resort community located in northwest France not far from Saint-Malo. 

 

The Emerald Coast, or Cȏte d’Émeraude, is a name given to the English Channel coast of eastern Brittany near the border with Normandy, France.  Eugene Herpin, who was a lawyer and historian, named it because of the colors of the sea and the shore.  It was hoped the name would encourage tourism and development. 

 

Thursday postcard #605, dated 27 April 2023, has another view of Rothéneuf that includes the famous sculptures in the rocks that were created by Abbé Fouré, who lived as a hermit in the cliffs above Rothéneuf. To see it, use the search option on the blog:  Rotheneuf.  

 

The photographer, Henri Le Malloit, used this logo on his postcards:

 


 

 

For additional information, see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%27%C3%89meraude

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roth%C3%A9neuf

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Henry_Le_Malliot


 

 


 

 

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