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The Ile Rousseau, Geneva
Pictures by Anonymous and Alfred Guesdon
Tall poplars rise from the little Ile Rousseau, where the Rhone leaves Lake Geneva, in a soft color print from around 1900, with a panoramic view of the city inside. The island is named after the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who was born in Geneva and whose statue stands among its trees. For a traveler, or anyone who loves Geneva.
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Geneva · Color print / The Ile Rousseau, Geneva / Anonymous, c. 1900 / Tall poplars rise from the little Ile Rousseau in the turquoise water where the Rhone leaves the lake. The island is named after the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, born in Geneva in 1712, whose statue stands among its trees.
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