Illuminating Engineering Society, Association of Public Lighting Engineers (Great Britain) · [London] · leaf 221
talian of the Caraffafamily, conceived the idea of lettingout torches and lanterns for hire, andobtained the exclusive privilege fortwenty years, and undertook to erectat certain places in addition to Paris,booths or posts where persons mighthire a lantern or link, or for a certainsum be attended… … WaU/iman—what of the night?Fig. 9a.—One of the old time watchmen.(From Sermons in Candles.) In 1667 the lighting of Paris wasput on a proper footing, and served asa pattern to most of tlie otlier cities ofEurope. In 1766 a journeyman glazier,named Goujon, received a premium of200 livrcs, and…
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