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Paris in old and present times (1885)

Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · Boston, Roberts brothers · leaf 88

An illustration from Paris in old and present times, 1885, leaf 88
of plain utility.There is a well-known etching by Meryon showingthe Pont au Change and the round towers of the Palaceof Justice, seen through an arch of the Pont Notre Dame,with the wooden substructure of the old pump to thespectators left. This etching gives, as well as anyexisting illustration,… … A Voyage round the Island. 51 towers, which are now all that is left of the picturesquebetween Meryons position and the Pont Neuf. On theright bank of the Seine you have two pretty theatres(Chatelet and Lyrique), and the light column of thepalm-fountain, with the very elegant tower of St.…

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