print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1871,0610.1070
Title: Object: Pompe á feu, gros caillou
Description: View of the building housing Perrier's pump to provide water for the houses and fountains of Paris, situated on the Quai des Invalides, with centre tower and chimneys at either side, one smoking at right, figures approaching the door over which a sign reads 'Bains', workers resting on boulders in the foreground; illustration to volume one of 'Paris and its Environs'. 1829 Etching and engraving
Producer name: After: William Price; Print made by: Rest Fenner; Published by: Augustus Charles Pugin; Published by: Robert Jennings (& Chaplin)
School/style
Production date: 1829
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 205 millimetres; Width: 120 millimetres (cut)
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Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Paris
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1871
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1871,0610.1070

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