Day two in the Vosges Mountains of eastern France, just outside the town of Bruyeres ... a designation given by the US Army on battle maps in 1944. Curiosity to explore these woods not far ...

two European humanists came together to produce an extraordinary map of the world. St-Dié-des-Vosges is a small, leafy town in the Meurthe valley in north-east France. It lies 68km south-west of ...