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Les bains de mer à Paris: revue maritime

Description

Abstract:
This series of caricatures mocks the emergence of therapeutic baths in the capital. Sea baths and hydrotherapy were sometimes recommended by doctors, and became a common practice in the second half of the nineteenth century

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No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Bertall, "Les bains de mer à Paris: revue maritime " (1861). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86828/

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Collection:

  • 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.

    It offers online access to …

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