Paris (France) - Description and travel - Early works to 1800

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A trip to Paris , in July and August, 1792. By Mr. Twiss.
Twiss, Richard, 1747-1821.Date: 1793
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The curiosities of Paris , in nine letters. Containing The Manner of Travelling from Calais to Paris, and the Description of the Towns. &c. on the Road. Description of Paris, Course of the Seine, Bridges, Fountains, &c. Palaces, Paintings, Gardens, Statues, Cabinets of Curiosities, and an Execution on the Wheel. Hospitals, Churches, Relics, and Processions. Squares, Statues, and Inscriptions. Different Orders of the Religious, Orders of Knighthood, Equipages, and Theatres. Amphitheatres, public Libraries, Colleges, Nunneries, &c. and the Ceremony of taking the Veil. Description of St. Cloud, the Royal Mausoleum of St. Dennis, and Regalia of the Crown. Description and Curiosities at Versailles, Trianon, Marli, Waterworks, and Machine, Gardens, Statues, Procession of the Knights of the St. Esprit, &c. &c. Interspersed with useful Observations, and particularly adapted for the Perusal of Chirurgical Students and the Traveller. By A. R.
A. R.Date: [1760?]
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La quinzaine angloise a Paris , ou l'art de s'y ruiner en peu de tems. Ouvrage posthume du Docteur Stearne, traduit de l'anglois par un observateur.
Rutledge, Jean Jacques, 1742-1794.Date: 1776
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Journal d'un voyageur neutre, depuis son d�epart de Londres pour Paris, le 18 Novembre, 1795, jusqu'�a son retour �a Londres, le 6 Fevrier, 1796
Benincasa, Bartolommeo, 1745-ca. 1825.Date: 1796
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To be seen, in Curtius's cabinet of curiosities, an exact model of the Temple at Paris, reduced to so large a scale, as one inch to ten feet. Description of the Temple at Paris
Curtius's Grand Cabinet of Curiosities.Date: 1792?]