France Postcard: Chartres Cathedral Notre Dame Aéro Photo Aerial 1950s XT5138

This striking black and white aerial view captures a spectacular perspective of the historic city of Chartres, dominated by the magnificent Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (Notre-Dame de Chartres). The high-angle view perfectly showcases the grand Gothic architecture of the cathedral, highlighting its two asymmetric spires, flying buttresses, and the intricate rose window on the western facade. Surrounding the monument, the dense network of historic town buildings and residential rooftops sprawls outward toward the open rural fields in the background. The composition serves as an exceptional historic and architectural record of French heritage and post-war aerial survey photography.

This is a continental size postcard which was published by Aéro-Photo, 19, rue de Sévigné, Paris-4e (Véritable Photo series, A.P. 16). The postcard was made in France. This is an unused postcard.

This postcard has a couple of surface marks.


Please also use the image magnifier to make your own assessment on the condition. Please ignore any lines caused by the scanner.

When possible all of our postcards will be posted to you inside a collectable plastic postcard sleeve and a board backed envelope which will be marked 'Please do not bend'.

Any watermark does not appear on the actual postcard'.