Cycling in France

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The Iseran, south side
Nicolas Sanson's map of 1690:
Partie méridionale des Estats de Savoye.
X marks the approximate site of the photo.
(The coloured line marks the boundary between
the Tarentaise and the Maurienne.)
Descending the Iseran, 4 kms from the summit,
heading south towards Bonneval and the river Arc
(on the right side of the map opposite).
The mountains are on the Italian border.