Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward (1904)
Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London : J. M. Dent & co.; New York, The Macmillan co. · leaf 336
d and extended, and a fine stonePont Royal by J. H. Mansard, the most beautiful ofthe existing bridges of Paris, was built to replace theold wooden structure that led from the St. Germainquarter to the Tuileries. This in its turn had replaceda ferry [l?ac) established by the Guild of Ferrymen,… … 226 PARIS AND ITS STORY Tuileries, and the street which leads to the bridge stillbears the name of the Rue du Bac. The Isle Louvierswas acquired by the Ville, and the evil-smelling tanneriesand dye-houses that disfigured the banks of the Seinebetween the Greve and the Chatelet were cleared away…
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