"Cervin Robinson Cervin Robinson (born May 18, 1928) is an American photographer and author best known for architectural photography and historical writings that span his career, active from 1957 to the present. Robinson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger child of Frank Robinson and Mary Burchill Robinson. He received an A.B. in English Literature from Harvard University in 1950 and soon after was drafted into the U. S. Army where he gained an abiding interest in map projections and perspective. Impressed early in his life with physics and photography, he continued to photograph in earnest while stationed with the"
"Cévennes The Cévennes () are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the ""départements"" of Ardèche, Gard, Hérault and Lozère. The word ""Cévennes"" comes from the Gaulish ""Cebenna"", which was Latinized by Julius Caesar to ""Cevenna"". The Cévennes are named Cemmenon (""Κέμμενων"") in Strabo's ""Geographica"". In French, the adjective derived from ""Cévennes"" is Cévenol (fem. Cévenole), as in d'Indy's ""Symphonie Cévenole"", a composer of Ardèche origin (known in English as his ""Symphony on a French Mountain Air""). The mountain range also gives its name to a meteorological effect when cold air from the Atlantic coast meets warm"
", printed by Sebastian Münster in 1545, the valley is labelled ""Mattertal"", but the mountain has the Latin name ""Mons Silvius"" and the German name ""Augstalberg"", ""Augstal"" being the German name of Aosta Valley (from ""Augusta Praetoria Salassorum"", modern Aosta). The by Johannes Stumpf gives only ""Mons Silvius"". The French name ""Cervin"", from which the Italian term ""Cervino"" derives, stems from the Latin ""Mons Silvanus"" (or ""Mons Sylvanus""), where ""silva"" means ""forest""; this was corrupted to ""Selvin"" and then ""Servin"". The change of the first letter ""s"" to ""c"" is attributed to Horace Bénédict de Saussure, who thought the word"
"Mont Maudit Mont Maudit (4,465 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means ""Cursed Mountain"". Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the ""Montagne Maudite"". The first ascent of Mont Maudit was by a British party comprising Henry Seymour King and the lawyer/diplomat William Edward Davidson with guides Johann Jaun and Johann von Bergen on 12 September 1878. The route they took was via the south ridge, during an ascent of Mont Blanc by the Corridor route. The"
"Hervé Hervé is a French given name of Breton origin. In English, it is sometimes rendered Harvey or Hervey. It already appears in Latin sources of the eighth century as Charivius. A later Latin form is Herveus. It derives from Old Breton ""Huiarnviu"" (cf. Old Welsh ""Haarnbiu"") composed of OB ""hoiarn"" > Breton ""houarn"" ""iron"" (Welsh ""haearn"") and OB ""viu"" > Breton ""bev"" ""bright"", ""blazing"""". The common Celtic root must be ""*isarno-biuos"" or ""*-ue(s)uos"". It is widely asserted (though not all linguists would agree) that Old Celtic ""isarno-"" gave birth to the Germanic word that led to English iron. The"
"no weather bulletin giving any avalanche warning,"" he claimed. Mont Maudit Mont Maudit (4,465 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means ""Cursed Mountain"". Until the end of the 18th century, Mont Blanc and its satellite peaks were collectively known in French as the ""Montagne Maudite"". The first ascent of Mont Maudit was by a British party comprising Henry Seymour King and the lawyer/diplomat William Edward Davidson with guides Johann Jaun and Johann von Bergen on 12 September 1878. The route they took was via the south ridge, during an"
"Mount Caubvick Mount Caubvick (known as Mont D'Iberville in Quebec) is a mountain located in Canada on the border between Labrador and Quebec in the Selamiut Range of the Torngat Mountains. Mount Caubvick is the highest point in mainland Canada east of Alberta. The mountain contains a massive peak that rises sharply from nearby sea level. Craggy ridges, steep cirques and glaciers are prominent features of the peak. The alp was named Mont D'Iberville by the Quebec government in 1971. It remained nameless on the Labrador side for several years; it became known unofficially as L1, L for Labrador and"
"The French name was shortened to ""geneva"", sounding the same as the place name, and further abbreviated to 'gin'. In some French dialects, the plant is known as ""geneviève"". This is also a French given name, notably that of Sainte Genevieve, patron saint of Paris. However, this name was derived from Latin ""Genovefa"" for Germanic ""Kenowefa"" (like English ""kin"" and ""wife"") and originally had no link with ""genièvre"" (French for ""juniper""), which is not a female first name. Another name which was originally unrelated is the British name Guinevere (""Guenièvre"" in French), a variant Old French spelling of ""Gwenhwyfar"", which"
"summit of Pelvoux. The Écrins were discovered by geographers belatedly in the 19th century when they were the highest point in France (Savoy being part of the Kingdom of Sardinia at that time). The mountains are actually located on the borders of the Oisans and Briançonnais with the highest point completely in Briançonnais. They were sometimes called ""point of Arsines"" by locals. The Englishmen A. W Moore, Horace Walker, and Edward Whymper, guided by Michel Croz from Chamonix and Christian Almer from Switzerland, made the first ascent of the Barre des Écrins on 25 June 1864. They cut steps on"
"name may refer to: As a surname, it may refer to: As a pen name it refers to Hervé Hervé is a French given name of Breton origin. In English, it is sometimes rendered Harvey or Hervey. It already appears in Latin sources of the eighth century as Charivius. A later Latin form is Herveus. It derives from Old Breton ""Huiarnviu"" (cf. Old Welsh ""Haarnbiu"") composed of OB ""hoiarn"" > Breton ""houarn"" ""iron"" (Welsh ""haearn"") and OB ""viu"" > Breton ""bev"" ""bright"", ""blazing"""". The common Celtic root must be ""*isarno-biuos"" or ""*-ue(s)uos"". It is widely asserted (though not all linguists"
"Chevin, ""Surprise View"", reaches at . This point offers extensive views of Otley and Wharfedale, and has an adjacent car park. It is the site of a beacon, and a cross has been erected every Easter since 1969. The name comes from the Brythonic ""cefyn"", ""cefn"" or ""cefu"" meaning a ""ridge"", or ""ridge of high land"". The root name informs other hills, such as Cefn Cribwr and Cefn Bryn in Glamorgan amongst many others in Wales, and also, it has been argued, The Cheviot in Northumberland, and the Cévennes in France. Several outcrops of rock are distributed across the upper"
"Montagnes Noires The Montagnes Noires (French: 'the black mountains'), also known as the Montagne Noire (French: 'the black mountain') and in Breton as Menez Du are an east-west oriented range of hills in Brittany centred on the town of Gourin. They culminate in the peak of Roc de Toullaeron (Breton: Roc'h Toull-al-Laeron) which attains a height of either 318m or 326m. Other significant peaks include Ar Menez (304m) and Montagne Noir (307m) (or, in Breton: Menez Du). They are composed from a range of Precambrian, Ordovician, Silurian and Devonian rocks forming a part of the Variscan orogen and include sandstones,"
"name meaning 'fond of movement or travel'. The French Meaning of the name comes from the common French place name Laval, from Old French val 'valley'. This is also a Huguenot name (with the same etymology), taken to England by Etienne-Abel Laval, a minister of the French church in Castle Street, London, around 1730.French: habitational name from Lavelle in Puy-de-Dôme or various other, smaller places so named Variations include Lawell, Melville, Mulville and MacFaul, though these are generally reckoned as separate, unrelated surnames. Lavelle is found in France and Belgium as a surname but, being derived from a placename, has"
"the first settler, while he was a soldier: ""Hébert dit Jolicœur"" (Pretty Heart, cf. Braveheart), ""Thomas dit Tranchemontagne"" (mountain chopper). Some denoted the place of origin of the first settler: ""Langevin"" (Anjou), ""Barbeau dit Poitevin"" (Poitou). Others denoted a characteristic of the person or of his dwelling: ""Lacourse"", ""Lépine"", ""Larivière"". Many, if not most, Indigenous Canadians (primarily in this First Nations and Métis people, but also Inuit to an extent) carry European surnames, and most of those are French names, either because of intermarriage with French Canadian and Métis men and indigenous women or because a surname was assigned to"
"Lefebvre Lefebvre () is a common northern French surname. Other variations include Lefèbvre, Lefèvre, Lefeuvre (western France) and Lefébure (northern France and Normandy). In the Occitan and Arpitan extension area, the variation is Fabre, Favre, Faure, Favret, Favrette or Dufaure and in Corsica Fabri (cf. Italian ""Fabbri"", ""Fabri""). In Celtic-speaking Brittany, the corresponding name is Le Goff(ic), with the article ""le"" to translate Breton ""ar"". For Anglophone pronunciation purposes, the name has evolved, especially in the United States and Anglophone regions of Canada mainly by Acadians, among whom it is also a common surname, to LaFave, LeFave, Lefever and Lafevre,"
"is a former parrish (""Chevron"" 1068 - 76, ""Kevron"" 13th century, ""Quevron"" → 16th). Crevon is the metathesis of the Norman ""Quevron"", that is ""chevron"" 'beam' in French, that is to say ""beam to cross the stream"". Now the stream itself is called Crevon. Similar Norman place-name in Manche département Hébécrevon, with personal name Hébert < Herbert. It appeared for the first time in a charter by William the Conqueror referring to the Clères family feudal motte. Becoming the possession of the Mauquenchy family, Blainville, became a true fortress and was subsequently confiscated by the English at the beginning of"
"Mont Blanc Mont Blanc (; ), meaning ""White Mountain"", is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe west of Russia's Caucasus peaks. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence. The mountain stands in a range called the Graian Alps, between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit is on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy and the valleys of Montjoie, and Arve in France. The Mont Blanc massif is popular for hiking, skiing,"
"the same time, was , (spelled in a variety of anglicized forms including ""Mun-a-tuh-gow""), sometimes said to mean ""beautiful upland"" but more accurately referring to ""an area to be respected, protected, taken care of and/or taken care with"". The Assiniboine name is . Early Métis hunters, who spoke a variation of French, called the hills , in reference to the abundance of jack pine trees. In the Canadian French spoken by the Métis, the jack pine is called , although it is not a true cypress tree. The English translation is Cypress Hills. The hills are not true mountains but"
"and is funnelled between the Pyrenees and the Massif Central. According to French sources, the name was used in its present form at the end of the 13th century by Marco Polo, in 1298. It was borrowed from the Latin ""transmontanus"" and the Italian ""tramontana"", meaning not just ""across the mountains"" but also ""the North Star"" (literally the star ""above the mountains""), since the Alps marked the north for the Italic people. The French term ""tresmontaine"", cited as early as 1209 and still used in the 15th century, was borrowed directly from the Latin. The word moved from Latin into"
"Gergovie Gergovie (in auvergnat Gergòia) is a French village in the commune of La Roche-Blanche in the Puy-de-Dôme ""département"", a few kilometres south of Clermont-Ferrand. It is situated at the foot of the Gergovie plateau, the official but disputed site of the Battle of Gergovia, where — near to the Arverni oppidum of Nemossos (a sacred wood, in Gaulish) — the Arverni and other Gallic tribes gathered under Vercingetorix's command to fight the Roman legions of Julius Caesar in 52 BC. The village was known as ""Merdogne"" until 1865, when it successfully petitioned the emperor Napoleon III to change the"
"Seguin Seguin or Séguín is a French and Gascon name. It may be a Frankish name, from Germanic origin (""sig-"", that is, ""victory"", cf. modern German ""sieg"", and ""-win"", that is, ""friend"", related to modern English ""win""). , Sigiwinus, Siguvinus, Siguinus, Siguin, Sigiwin, Sigwin, Sigoin and Segouin are alternate variants. According to Jean de Jaurgain quoting primary source Saint Andrew of Bordeaux, the original Vascon name written in Latin was Sihiminum, related to Basque Seme(no), meaning 'son' (cf. ancient Aquitanian Basque ""seni"" meaning 'boy' > modern ""sehi""). It is also spelled Scimin, Skimin, Scemenus, Semen, Semeno, Xemen, or Ximen and"
"the Mont Cenis is the Little Mont Cenis (2184.2 m / 7166 ft) which leads from the summit plateau (in Italy) of the main pass to the Etache valley on the French slope and so to Bramans in the Arc valley. This pass was crossed in 1689 by the Vaudois, and is believed by some authors to have been the pass used by Hannibal to cross the Alps. The term ""Mont Cenis"" could derive from ""mont des cendres"" (""mountain of ashes""). According to tradition, following a forest fire, a great quantity of ashes accumulated on the ground, thus the name."
"Montagne des Érables The Montagne des Érables, also known as Mont des Érables (), is a massif located in the Charlevoix-Est regional county municipality in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park and is home to l'Acropole des Draveurs, a popular hike in the province. It is accessible via the entrances to the park, the main one being located in Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs. The mountain (along with many other geographic features and manmade installations in the park), whose name translates to ""Maple Mountain,"" takes its name from the unique presence of maples juxtaposed with the tundra."
"gave its name to a family who took part in the Norman Conquest of England, and then became a British first name. Vernon is twinned with: Vernon, Eure Vernon is a commune in the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France. It lies on the banks of the Seine River, about midway between Paris and Rouen. The city is well known for its production of engines by the SNECMA group. Mentioned in a Latin written document as ""Vernum"", the /m/ at the end could be the last remains of the Celtic ""magus"" 'plain' or 'market', or it"
"Grand Ballon The Grand Ballon () or Great Belchen is the highest mountain of the Vosges, located northwest of Mulhouse, France. It is also the highest point of the Grand-Est French region. ""Grand Ballon"" means ""great [round-topped] mountain"" because a ""ballon"" in French is a geographical term for a mountain with a rounded summit. Some still call it ""Ballon de Guebwiller"", after the name of the closest town, Guebwiller, located to the east. It is high. Along with the Hohneck the summit of the Grand Ballon is the coldest and windiest point in Alsace. A record low of was recorded"
"Courchevel Courchevel is a French Alps ski resort. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski areas in the world. Courchevel also refers to the towns of Courchevel 1300 (Le Praz), Courchevel 1550, Courchevel 1650 (Moriond), and Courchevel 1850, which are named for their altitudes in metres. The resort centre of Courchevel is at 1,747 metres (5,732 ft). The somewhat misleading name Courchevel 1850 was chosen for marketing reasons to compete with arch rival Val d'Isère. It is the Jardin Alpin area of Courchevel 1850 (not the centre) which is actually located at 1,850 metres (6,070"
"other parts of La Plagne, meaning it gets more sunshine, therefore less snow. Montchavin is found in the commune of Bellentre. Alpine farming community with many originaland pretty buildings. Now there are 3 chairlifts serving the village of Montchavin, with one linking to Les Coches, a short distance away, and the Paradiski ski circuit beyond. Opened in 1972. Created in 1974, this resort was in project since 1968. It was to be called ""Les Ours"", but it is the summit of Bellecôte which gave its name to the new resort. Michel Bezançon drew the resort like a hydroelectric dam to"
"Cervera Mountains The Cervera Mountains () is an long mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Valencian Community, Spain. In some ancient texts these mountains are known as Serra d'en Menor. Its highest point is Revoltons, . Other notable summits are Perdiguera, and Mola, . The Cervera Mountains rise north of the Cervera del Maestrat town, south of Traiguera and east of La Jana. They are located in the transitional zone between the Mediterranean and the continental climate. In the winter the weather is colder than in the coastal mountain ranges and the summits are often covered in snow for"
"1999 and while a small industrial estate provides some local employment, Calverton has taken on the character of a large commuter village. In May 1974 the village was officially twinned with , in the Loire valley of France. The place appears as ""Calvretone"" in the Domesday survey of 1086 and as ""Kalvirton"" in the ""Rotuli Hundredorum"" of 1275. Scholars believe that the name means ""the farm of the calves"", from Old English calf (genitive plural ""calfra"" + ""tūn"". It is intriguing that a forest village, with a presumed shortage of grazing land, should be named for the young of domestic"
"Mont Pelvoux Mont Pelvoux (3,946 m) is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. For many years Mont Pelvoux was believed to be the highest mountain in the region since the higher Barre des Écrins cannot be seen from the Durance valley. The highest point on the mountain is ""Pointe Puiseux"". There are three subpeaks: The first ascent of Mont Pelvoux was by Captain Durand and the two chamois hunters Alexis Liotard and Jacques-Etienne Matheoud on July 30, 1828. This party returned, with more people, to the summit in 1830. Both times they climbed the ""Pointe"
"""Caravaggio"" and the ""Mont Cenis"" became history. Mont Cenis (train) The Mont Cenis was an international express train linking Lyon in France with Milan in Italy. The train was named after the mountain range through which it crossed, inside the Fréjus Rail Tunnel (Mont Cenis tunnel in French) on the French-Italian border. The ""Mont Cenis"" was the upgrading and successor of the French Rapide ""Le Transalpin"" running since 1954 between Lyon and Milan on the same route. In 1957 the TEE network was split in a northern and southern part. Centre of the southern part was Milan and it was"
"The massif contains the Acropole des Draveurs (""Raftsmen's Acropolis""), a rock face of the mountain, at an elevation higher than . In order to reach the trails to l'Acropole, hikers must take a bus from the reception. The hike is 10 km round trip with an elevation gain of approximately . The route is relatively gradual, allowing hikers an unintimidating hike without sudden terrain changes. Montagne des Érables The Montagne des Érables, also known as Mont des Érables (), is a massif located in the Charlevoix-Est regional county municipality in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the"
"Mountain, on the Souris River, Riding Mountain, Wood Mountain, on the Assiniboine, in the Qu'Appelle valley, on the North and South Saskatchewan rivers, in the Cyprus Hills, on the Battle River, on the Red Deer River, and in Montana. The Southbranch settlements of Batoche and St. Laurent de Grandin in Saskatchewan were founded by French Métis hivernants from the Red River settlement in Manitoba, Canada. Moose Jaw, Willow Bunch, Lebret in Saskatchewan and St. Albert, Lac La Biche, Lac Ste. Anne in Alberta also began as Métis hivernants settlements. Hivernant was also applied to a fur trade employee who wintered"