Hibon, sc. Bourbon l`Archambault. Elevation, des Stes. Chapelles.

Hibon, sc. Bourbon l`Archambault. Elevation, des Stes. Chapelles.
France, Moulin, mid-XIX century. Size 50 x 33 cm. the Sheet is worn and yellowed around the perimeter, has minor tears and losses; rare temporary spots; a trace of moisture on the right edge; in the lower right corner of the Congreve "P. A. Desrosters fils a Moulins. L`ancien Bourbonnais"; in the lower right corner of the image, the engraver's last name is "Hibon, sc.".

[Bourbon-l’Archambault (French: Bourbon-l'archambault) is a commune in the Auvergne region of France. Department of the commune — Allier. The administrative center of the Canton of Bourbon is l'archambault. District of the commune of Moulins.

The town of Bourbon-l'archambault went down in history as the cradle of the Royal family of Bourbons, who ruled France in the XVI-XIX centuries. In the X century, the first wooden castle appeared here. in the XII century, a stone fortress was built in its place, which over a century turned into a powerful defensive structure with 15 towers.

To this day, only the ruins of the flaming Gothic splendor of the Bourbon castle have survived.]