5304937 Chateau de Valencay, France (engraving); (add.info.: Chateau de Valencay, France. The chateau, sited at the edge of a plateau that overlooks the little Nahon river, was built on a royal scale by the d\'Estampes family of financiers over a period of some 200 years. The 18th century saw a rapid succession of owners, including the notorious Scottish banker John Law, who purchased the estate in 1719.); Universal History Archive/UIG; out of copyright.