Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.
Pierre Loti on the day of his reception at the Académie Française, 7 April 1892
Loti (right) with "Chrysanthème" and Pierre le Cor in Japan, 1885.
Loti caricatured by Guth for Vanity Fair, 1895
Portrait of Pierre Loti by Henri Rousseau, 1891
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Rochefort, unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer for disambiguation, is a city and commune in Southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, located in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Port in Rochefort
Rochefort (centre-right) seen from Spot Satellite
Rochefort arsenal, in 1690
Pierre Loti, 1892