Description
- Abstract:
- On top is a view of the Erasmus building at the Salpêtrière Hospital dating back to the 18th century. It housed a horse-driven gear to bring water up from a nearby swamp for use within the hospital. The second engraving, at the bottom, represents the gatekeeper house.
Citation
"La Salle Erasme et la Pavillon de la grille"
(1925).
Paris: Capital of the 19th Century.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:1102239/
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Paris: Capital of the 19th Century
...The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.
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