Scarf card of Marseille

Name: Scarf card of Marseille
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SKU: 35315
Price: 59.00 EUR
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Scarf "Carte de Marseille" made in France in cotton, exclusively for Maison Empereur.

Inspired by the escape scarves created by the British secret services during the second world war, the English pilots wore these maps around their necks to avoid being unmasked

Edited from a late 19th century map by Louis Thuiller.

59,00 €

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Description

Inspired by the escape scarves created by the British secret service during the Second World War, English pilots wore these plans around their necks to avoid being unmasked.

Based on a late 19th-century map by Louis Thuiller, it will help you rediscover the ancient borders of this two-thousand-year-old city and its distinctive grid pattern.

Whether worn around the neck, tied to a handbag or pinned to a wall, it's sure to delight anyone who owns it.

MARSEILLE,
2600 years of history.
A focal point for travelers and merchants since antiquity,
the southern capital is a city apart.
Popular and exuberant, thanks to its warm-hearted inhabitants, it gradually reveals
its urban mysteries and wild treasures.
An authentic city, after our own heart.