1897 Submarines & torpedo boats print watercolor gift for Vintage vibrant red roses botanical

Vintage vibrant red roses botanical print representing a variety of red rose called Champs Elysées

which is an old name for what is now commonly called Iris Japonica

The reverse is printed with lovely black and white engravings showing costumes from other European countries

the alpine aster or blue alpine daisy

1897 Submarines & torpedo boats print watercolor gift for Vintage vibrant red roses botanicalInteresting 1897 vintage French print, showing the various kinds of submarines and torpedo boats which existed at the end of the 19th century. This nautical poster comes from a Larousse French dictionary, where it illustrated the "Sous marins" article, which means submarines in French. The boats shown are mainly from the French navy, with a few addition from the German, Italian and British navies. This vintage French military poster would look lovely