>^gy^<^f^^^ ,1923^. A N ACCOUNT O F T H E M O D E L I N RELIEVO, Of the Great and Magnificent CITY and SUBURBS O F PARIS. B Y Monfieur L E Q^U O Y, Archited: to His prefent mofl Chriflian Majefty, Lewis the XV th. LONDON: Printed by H, Hart, in Popping' s Court, Fleet Street.- M DCC LXXJ. .T H E PREFACE. > R. L^ ^6r was the firft Man who ever attempted a Model in Relievo, of the celebrated City of Paris, and when we confider the infinite Pains and Labour at tending fuch kn Undertaking, we fhall rather be furprifed, that any Perfbh had A a Perfe- IV The P R E F A C E. Perfeverance to go through it: But our Artift, from the kind Countenance fliewn him by the Nobility and Gentry, w]|k6 permitted him to vifit the internal Parts of their Hotels and Gardens, to render his Model compleat, ufeful and entertaining, Co fpirited him up in this Undertakings that he determined to exert his utmoft En deavours i and being very happily endued with an uncommon Share of Patience, he after Twenty-two Years clofe and diligerit Application, prefented this elegant and noble Model to the Infpedtion of the Curious. This Model, vi^ith the greateft Exaftnefs and Nicety, truly reprefents the City and SuBurbs of Paris, as well in Regard to its Ground-plot, as the Elevation and Extent of each particular Edifice, and its Sub- divifionsi upon a Scale of feventy-two Feet to an Inch, obferved in all the Squares, Streets, Gardens,, Ground-plpts^ Churches, Hotels, The P R E F A C E. Hotels, River, Houfes of the Citlzfiiis, &c. as well as to the whole Extent of the City and Suburbs. In this Model you may fee the Breadth of the River Seine, in the various Places as it ^aflTes through Pan's, its Iflands covered with magnificent Buildings, and their Communications with the City, and tbe feveral Bridges over the River. The Churches, Convents, Colleges and Hof-> pitals, with their feveral Courts, Qua drangles and Areas, are here ftridtly kifi down. The Palaces of the 'Tuilleries, th^' Louvre, the Palais Royal, the Luxemburg^ the Palaces and Hotels of the Princes of the Blood, the Nobility and Gentry. The public Buildings of the City, and even the private Houfes of the Citizens, are fo ex-» adtly copied, that not only every Ornament in Architecture, but the Doors and Win dows of the common Houfes are diftindly /een. The feveral Royal Gardens, thofeof th* Colleges W the P R E F A C E. Colleges and Convents, as well as of the Nd- bility and Gentry, are laid down, juft as Na ture and Art has combined to make them • adorned with Statues, Fountainsj Grafs- jplatsi Walks, Trees, &c: This great Artift has been fo cilrious iii his Plan for this Model, that there is not an Acclivity 6r Defcent in the whole City Tor Suburbs, but .what is truly reprefented^ Ih-ftiort, it may jufl:ly be faid of this Per formance, that it is now a perfedt Minia ture of the City and Suburbs of Paris} every niaterial Alteration and Impfovement that have been made , there, being faith fully copied by the beft Artifts, and intro duced in their proper Places^ upon the fame Scale as the Original; The Proprietor Wgs Leave to affure the public, that there is nothing fet forth in this Introdudlion, but what is real and fimple Matter of ¥&&:, which he humbly fubniits ' The P R E F A C E. vH iubmits to the Infpedion of the Curious and Impartial, not doubting but fuch Ladies and Gentlemen who have vifited Paris, will readily find every Place of Con- fequence occur to their Mind ; and thofe who have npt been there, may by this Model become much better acquainted with the Situation and Form of this City, its principal Palaces, Gardens, and other Curiofities, than thofe who have ipent many Days in the Place itfelf. An instructive ABRIDGMENT^ b r; Curious and Interesting' d B S E RVA T I O N ^ D F T H E Model in relIevo, b F T H E City arid Suburbs of PARIS. \ AR IS is, without Doubt, one of thd fined and greateft Cities in the Uni- verfe. There is no Need in this little Nummary Extraft to defcribe fteither its Splendor nor Immenfity. Its Dependencies are well known to all the World. It will fee ftiffi- B ejeni [ lO J cient to make both as confpicuous and profitablft^ as poffible to the Pablic, the Model, in Re- , Jievo,f of that grand and famous City, and its Suburbs, which the late Monfieur Le ^ey. En gineer to His Molt ChrlftiMi Majefty, Lewif the XVth, after twenty-two Years of a moft laborious and painful Application, brought to Perfedtion, artd prefented the fime to the InfpeC- tion of the Curious* But before we enter into the Explanation of this Relievo, it is neceflary to obferve, that it will be as eafy to thofe, that never faw Paris, fo become acquainted with that Town, by viewing and examining this Model, as it will be to them that have been there, to remember every Par ticular of it. The Whole is abfolutely like the Objed: itfelf; and may be faid to be in every Refpeft, naturd. The fame Number, the fame Largenefs of the Streets, Churches, Palaecs and Hotels, and even of the fmalkft Houfes, in this- "Model, are rendered, by the fame Scale as before mentioned. The Doors and Windows appear' to be as full of Glafs as the Thing itfelf, inde- pcnd^tly of the Regularity that is obferved' with: t " 1 with Refpeft to the Number of Stories to each Houfe. This, it is hoped, will leave no Doubt, both as to the Solidity and Curiofity of this Work ; a Work in itfelf, as long and difficult, as it is interefting and agreeable. PART I. THE River Seine has its Bed in the Middle of the City and Suburbs, and feems tp divide them into two equal Parts. Th,ere arc three Iflands and fi:{tce?i Bridges, p'or the better Intelligence of this Model, and to give thofe that never faw Paris a perfcdl Know-. ledge of this Town, it is neceflary, firft to de termine the Entry thereof by that Pl.age, by which Monfieur Le ^oy thought the- njoft proper (o prefent it to the Public, The Entry is then made by the Road coming from Verfailks to Parij, which lays on the lefc Hand, and along- fide of the Riyer. ThisRo^d ^s ^ordered by a great Ditch, and on the other 1^ ^ Side E 12 Jl is Cojurs h Reine, joining: both to the Ely/tan. Fields', and to t;he great Avenue that leads t;q the Wood of Boulogne -, and oppoflte to the faid Avenue, is the Hotel of the late Marchionefs of Pompadour, at the,Beginning of the Suburbs St.. ^onorQ, In coming along the faid Road of Verfailles., you find the new Square of L£wis the X"Vth, furround'ed with Ditches and a Free-ftone Ballu- ftrade. They have already erefted two magnifi cent Buildings, and are continually workirig at them, as alfo in finifliing the faid Squa):e, behind which begin the Bulwarks, Walks, (^c. as fliall be hereafter mentioned. Then you fee the great and magnificent Garden of the Thmlkries, which is fo much admired by ^11 Travellers. This Garden is adorned with Parterres, Marble Statues and Water-works. Facing this Garden is the Palace from which it takes its Name. You fee alfo the famous Gal lery of the Louvre, the lower Part of which ferves for the King's Stables, and is joining both to the Lotime and to the Infat^ta's Garden. Im- n^cdiately a,fter follows the Schqol-E.ey, at the End [ 13 ] End ,pf which is the new Bridge, leading to the Suburbs pf 5/. Germain. At the Entry of the faid Bridge, you fee the Samaritain; in the Middle, the Equeftrian Statue of I^enry IV. both on the fight H^nd ; and on the Left, are the Dauphins Square, the Key of the Morfondus, and that dk the Goldfmiths, all oppofite to the faid Statue pf Henry the IVth. From Schoel-Key, you find three more in a Row, "piz. The Keys of Megi£erie and Greves- and that of Pdletier, one after another. On the right Hand pf thefe is the Bridges of Change and of Our Lady.- After Key Pellitier is the Place of Greves, where publick Executions are made, as alfo public Rejoicings ; facing the Town-Houfe, fituate in the faid Square, and at the End of which, turning a little to the Right, you find the Corn-Wharf, the Calf-Market, and oa the Right thereof is Mary-Bridge, communicating to St. Lewis-I/le, and St. PauPs Wharf, where there are great Boats to carry to and fro all Paf- fengers going into the Counties of Burgundy, Champaign, ?>cc. the Key of the Celejtins, the Arfeoal and the Mall; and oppofiteto thefe Places is [ 14 1 is Ifle-Louvier, where Wood for Firing is fold for the Ufe of Paris. On the other Side of. the River, beginning again oppofite to the Road of Verfailles, ypu fee the grand Avenue of the Royal Hotel of the. In-: valids, and advancing towards the City, feveral .Palaces and Noblemens Houfes, amongfl: others the magnificent Palace of Bourbon, the Hotel for extraordinary Embafladors; and Hotelof Belle- Jje making the Corner of the Bacq Street, which is one of the principal of the Suburbs of St. Germain. Diredlly oppofite to this Street is the Entry of the Royal Bridge, and the other End of it faces the Thuilleries Garden, next to the Louvre Gallery. After the faid Hotel of Belle-Ifle, begin the Theatins and Conti Keys, which are both filled with Noblemens Houfes, fuch as thofe of the Duke o^ Bouillon, the Prince of Conti and others, as alfp Mazarin Cpllege^ which fronts the Louvre. It is to be obferved, that this Part of the faid Suburb is compofed of no other Buildings, but; great Hotels and Grandees Houfes. Returning; I J* 3 Returning afterwards to the End of Conti Key^ you find on the Left, the Extremity of New Bridge; at the Right Dauphin's Street, which is the principal Communication pf the Suburb of St. G«f»»fl/» with theCityj the faid Street leads to the French Play-houfe, and to Luxembourg's Palace. At the Extremity of Conti Key, divided by the Top of Dauphin-Jireet, all on the Right, begins Auguftin\ Key, where is held, every fVednefday and Saturday, a Market for all Sorts of Game and Poultry. This Key feems to ter minate both the Extremity of the River Seint and the Town, on Account of .the Houfes thai are built uppn St. Michael's Bridge, which Houfes ftop the Profpeft of the farther Objeds* But coming down the faid St. Michael's Bridge, and crofling the Streets of la Huchette and de la Bffu- (herie, you retake the Courfe of the Rivf r on the JkHramon's ^ey, which leads to St. Bernard's Gate. On the faid Key, meets the Tournelks Bridge, ferving as a Paflage to the Ifle St. Lewis -i and at the Beginning of this very Key, you find? $i\z tyh Wharf; in the Middle of it, feveral Wos4 Wood Yards, arid at its Extremity, the Wine Wharf; at the' Fobt thercfof, and' joining to the Aforefaid Gate SL Bernard, is tixt'Tournelle'Pviion, for MalefaSots condemned to the Galleys; Walk ing up the faid Key, and gbin^ through that: fame Gate, you find the; Road that' leads to this General Hofpital, otherwife called S'att-peire Houfes it is neceflary to otferve, that bn the faid Rivet Seine, are placed at different WharfSj the Bargfes that come to Paris laden with Gofbds and Cominodities.for thelJfe and Provifibn oftheCityi and to fupply the public Places, where they are comrnbnly fold ; as alfo that tKe I/le of our Lady being on the River^ is adjacent to that of Lewisi to which it Comtiiuhicates by the Means of a little, -vyOodeh Bridge, called the Red Bridge. In the firfl; pf theft Ifles you fee the Cathedral Church of Our L'ady, and the Parliament Hbufc, that lays oh the Back of Datlphin's Square^ moreover; the Buildings of the Hotel Dieu^ and 6f the Foundlings. The faid Ifle has three Pthcf" Bridges, befides thofe already mendonedy which comtoiunicate to it. After After fiiefe Obfervatiohs, that cjtri eafily bfe made without ftirring froih the Place you entered^ although the Profpedi oiight to beat eighteen Feet, as the Model bears it, in Length and Breadthi by Reafon of one Line per Fathom, it becomes neceflary to defcribe after the Center, thfe Circuit. And the better to afcertain itj let us quit thg Road of Verfailles, and leave the River Seine bear* ing on the Left of the Plan ; we fliall find firfl: of all the Suburb of St. Hmorei already mention ed, and aftfer the Entry of St. Honote's Streefi betvteen which begins likewife different Bulwarks that furround the City frortr St; HonSre's Gate td thdt of St. Anthony. Thefe Bulwarks contain ten Divifibns, and at the Exfreiiiity of each of thern are different Roads, leading to the Suburbs of Paris, as we fhall prefently feej The fifft Divifip'n is fhade at the hew Street of Luxembourg, zviA thstoith&Capuchiiis, andlea:ds lo fome Wood-Yards arid Marflies. The fecond it made at tl\t Corner of the Streef 6f Lewis the Great, i^Hat" leads to' Id Ghihchs Bat- ialiere; Yoii fee arriong other Things irt that Space, inclofed betwixt thefe two Bulwarks, the ftiagnificent Square of Vendome, ift the Middle' df which Square is erei^ed the Equeftrian Shtvii [ i8 3 of Le'ii}is the XlVth, oppofite to which is a Paf- fage to the Garden of the Thuillerie, between the Convent of Fouilldns, and that of the CdpueMni^- and along Side the Riding Houfe. The third is made at the Corner^ 6f MontnlarJre Street, and of the Road leadings to ths Guinguseiti oiPorcherons. Thefe two Bulwarlts prefent, among b^l* ^ Things, the Profpedt of the Palace beloiiging, to the Duke of Orleans,- called the Royal Palace, arid of the Garden belonging to it. It prefents alfo that of Victory 'Square, where there is another Statue of L^o'ktheXIVth: That of , the, King'* Library ; . and. ©f the Exchange of the Edfl- India Company. This Pofition ftill offers a more agreeable View of the Palace of the Thuilleries, and of the Gar den, wherein you diftindtly pjereeive the. Marble Statues and the other Beauties. , The fourth Divifion is made at the.Corncrs of Poifjoniere Street, aiid pf the Road leading to St.. Ann's Barrier. ,.. The fifth is made at St, Denis Gate, ,frqni whence you fee the great Streets that are before and I »9 ] and behind the new, Bridge, which, with the Afpedt of the River, form together a ProfpeCt both agreeable and curious., You alfo very di- - ftinftly perceive on the tight Hand, ' the Louvre Caftle and its Gallery, and on the Left the Par- ^liaraent Houfe. You can fee with Eafe the beautiful Paldccs and Buildings of the Theatins and Conji Keys^ and even the Sight can bear to the PiXi^ct of Lux'mhoutg, the principal Gate. of which being in. a ftraight Line behind Mazarin College, can be alfo diftinguiihed , . The fixth Divifion is made at St. Martin'^ Gate, where the Street of that Name begins, and run^ quite in a dired: Line through all the City, and ¦is the longef^ Street in Pijfw. j. i ;" The feventh is made at the Corner of ff^J//? Street, and of the Road leading to the CourtHles Cuingaittes.. . The eighth Divifion is made at the Old Temple Street, and at the Refervoir. On this laft Bul wark are placed Rope dancing, Poppet-fliews, and other Curiofities, which are permitted and authorifed for ten Weeks every Summer Seafon. You fee there feveral Coffee-houfes, where there ^re public Concerts Day and Night; as alfo, C 2 Houfes [ 20 ] Hdufes of Entertainment, Dancing Halls, all facing the Bulwark, and all round the faid Pul- -wafk Seats are placed for the Public Conveniency, and an infinite Nuniber of little Ditches pierced before them' between each Tree, in Order that the Noblemens Coaches that are riding on the Caufeway; (of which, the Number as well as the Grandeur are inexpreflible) may not difturb the Pleafure of the Burghers that are either walk ing there or fitting down under the Trees. This Pofition prefents likewife to the View, fine Churches, and fome principal Hotels and Gar dens, fuch as thofe of the Princes Souiife and ^Conti in the Marfh. The ninth Diyifion is made at the Gate pf Qabbage Bridge, The tenth and laft Divifion is made at 5/. An thony's Gate, where^the aforefaid Bulwark ends. From thefe two laft Pofitions, you fee the Royal Square, wherein is the Copper Equeftrian Statue of I.e':^.is the Xlllth, the Baflile, St, Anthony Street, the broadefl Street pf Paris, at the End pf which you fee very diftindly the Town-houfe, ^nd tliGe of .Mpunt St. Genevieve, which irnitates ligature; and you fee, on this EmineiDce the Churjch^of St, G^evievfi,.. the Sorbonne,'.3Xid all the Colleges which are fituate on this. Part, which faid Part comprehends St. ViElor, St. Marcel, and St. James's Suburbs, on which it is nccelfary to make a farther Explanation: For Fear of making this little inftrudjye Book a Vo lume that would become tedious, it may be ob ferved only, that from this Pofition you difcover in a-ilraight Line,' Our Lady's Church, the Arch- bifliopcick, the God's Houfe, the Foundlings ; in; Ihort, Our Ladfs\^^ up to, and Compre* hcndingthe Parliament Houfe, the Holy Chapel, and evea D^ay^/a's Square, of which the Win dows can be numbered. You alfo difcover, the Place of Grcve, the Town Houfe and feveral Keys, In continuing ftill further, you find yourfelf ever againft the Palace and Garden of L«;^«»- hourgy t «3 3 iourg, of which the rural Profpeft is moft agree able. The Entry of this Palace is made by a raoft bea^jtiful- Street, aaxDod-Tomnon-flx-eet; ,Sit, the other End of it? is the Fair of .S'^. German, and near it St. Sulpicius's new Church. You alfo fee St. Germain Abbey, of which the Prince of Clermont is Abbot, , apd with Eafe you perceive the Louvre and its Gallery, and the Keys on the other Side of the River. cr At laft, in advancing ftill to retake the Road by which yoa entered, ^u find the whole Sub urb of St. Germain, as large as that of any City in the Kingdom. At the Extremity of the faid Suburb, and without the Barriersj; you fee- the Royal Hotel of the Invalids, between two beauti ful Avenues, of which the Grandeur and Mag nificence are the Admiration of the ConnoifTeurs; the Hotel of S/rc«", the new Buliivark, &c. « prom this laft Pofition is feen again very dif- tindlly the Palace and Garden of the Thuilleries, Let^is the XVth's new. Square, and th&.Mlyfl^ Fields. CURIOUS f- 24 1 CURIOUS OBSERVATIONS On the C I T Y of PARI S. IN THE Reign oi LEWIS th^ ARIS, as to its Climatei I?eS to the 20th Degree of Longitude^ and 48th Degree, 52 Minutes, a:nd 20" Seconds of Latitude, taken from be-- tween the Gates St. Martin and St. James. Thaf City has two common Leagues of Diameter^ and fix in Circumference, and is much more ancient -ihanf [ 25 ] than Julius Cafar, who lived an hundred Years before J. C. Which Way foever one beholds this famous City, it is impoffible not to be amazed both at the vaft Extent of it, and the Magnificence of the Buildings. The Number of Houfes is reckoned to be ^301 9, and upwards; the greateft Part of which are feven Stories high, befides many fmall Shops. In the aboveftid Number of Hpufes are reckoned, 4 Abbeys of Men, and 42 Convents -of Friars^ 12 Seminaries.' 57 Colleges; of which 10 are for liberal Know ledge; 25 are united to Lewis le Grand's College^ and one to that of Navarre. i Abbeys of Women, and 44 Nunneries, 15 Religious Societies. .7 50 Parifhes, and 10 Churches that have the fame Rights and Privileges as Parifties; befides 80 Churches and Chapels, without thofe Right? and Privileges. ' 26 Hofpitals. An Opera Houfe. One ditto for Oratorios. 2 Play-houfes ; one French, isnd one Italian, D 12 Prj, [26 1 14 Prifons oi- Gaols. 52 Publick Fountains. 8io-5tnep^ts, fefides 88 Alleys of Streets. that are no Thorough-fares. 29 Keys. 16 Bridges. 18. Wharfs. is' Publick Markets.' 36 Publick Squares. 8 Publick Gardens and Walks. This City is' divided into 20 Quarters pf Wards. The're are fourGates., 64 Offices of Barrieres for the Duties pf Entry.' zaiMore' Offices fpt the'i^Finances^ F^rrtis, ] Tirade. and Commerce, ^nd other public Affairs. 6200 Lanterns to lighjL thpCity.' They feckon .about'^one Miiliott of lahabit^nts, of which the Number incfeafcs, confiderably in Tirhe 'of Peace. 1200 Military Men, Foot and Horfe, tp watch Day and Night, befides 300 Men or more for the Security of the Wharfs. .- It is thought there are 20000 Coaches. the [ 27 J The Number of Inhabitants may; be guefl^^edat by the Confumption of all Kinds of Provifion. They annually- confume in this City 150000 Muids (750000 Quarters) of'Wheat. 45000 Quarters of Bay Salt. 350000 Hogffieads of Wine, befides allother Ipirituous Liquors, and Beer and -Cyder. idOOoo Oxerti 25000 Calves; 480000 Shefep, and upwards. ¦> 35000 Hogs, and a very confiderable Quantity of Game, and Poultry of all Kinds. Moreover they confume yearly in the Capital. 34000 Cod-fifh. 32600 Bafrels of Herrings. 32000 Ditto of frelh and dry Salmon. 106575 Quarters of Charcoal. 500000 Cart-loads of Wood for Firing; 16000 Butts of Hay and Straw. 5 Millions of Pounds of T-allow. 160000 Reams of Prindng Paper, and 28000 Ditto for Writing. All which Confumption Is proved by the Re- gifters of the Duties of Entry; but howfoever con- r 38 ] ^nfiderable it may appear, ftill there is another prodigious Confumption of all the fame Things before named, made in the Suburbs and Guin -', guettes of the faid City, where they pay no Duty of Entry; andindependantlyofallthat, another great Quantity of all Kind of Things is ftill cn- t(?red by Fraud, in Spight of the vigilant Searches p;f thofe that„are employed in the Farms, There are yearly at Paris, about 1 0000 Mar riages, 18000 Ghriftenings, and 20000 Burials ; befides 6 or 7 Thoufand Foundlings that are brought to the Hofpital eftabliflied for that Purpofe. F J N I S. 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