Copy 1, Volume 1

Paris as it was and as it is; or a sketch of the French capital, illustrative of the effects of the Revolution, with respect to sciences, literature, arts, religion, education, manners, and amusements; comprising also a correct account of the most remarkable national establishments and public buildings / In a series of letters written by an English traveller [F.W. Blagdon], during the years 1801-2, to a friend in London.

Date:
1803
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Paris as it was and as it is; or a sketch of the French capital, illustrative of the effects of the Revolution, with respect to sciences, literature, arts, religion, education, manners, and amusements; comprising also a correct account of the most remarkable national establishments and public buildings / In a series of letters written by an English traveller [F.W. Blagdon], during the years 1801-2, to a friend in London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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