A stylized view of Cherbour and the surrounding coastline, with the shore in the foreground; on the left, figures carrying large planks which will be used to built the truncated cone-shaped structures which will be immersed into the water to form the new harbour; two of these structures are being towed by ships and rowing boats, towards a line of partly immersed cones visible in the distance; in the bottom right corner, a side view of one of the cones
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