ELD4900866 The duty of cypers pays in the port of Bordeaux by captains of foreign vessels carrying wine, they traditionally receive a branch of cypers typical of the region, 1453. 19th century, (engraving).; Private Collection; (add.info.: The payment of the cypress tree fee payed by the foreign boats carrying wine leaving the harbour of Bordeaux in 1453.); Photo by The Holbarn Archive.