Tag Archives: Jacques Antoine Dulaure

Walls within walls

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Parisian Fields

According to an old proverb, “Good fences make good neighbours.” It may or may not be true. But do good walls make good cities? Or, more simply, do walls help make cities? It seems that a wall built during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris history | Tagged Agnes de Méranie, Alexandre Dumas, canal de Bièvre, Colin Jones, Ingeburg of Denmark, INRAP, Isabelle of Hainault, Jacques Antoine Dulaure, John W. Baldwin, nstitut national de recherches archéologiques préventives, Philippe Auguste, Philippe II, Pope Innocent III, Porte Barbelle sur l’Eau, Tour de Nesle, Tour qui fait le coin, Tournelle | 3 Comments

Lutetia, viewed by a 19th-century historian

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Parisian Fields

I have a weakness – no, a fondness – no, a passion for old maps of Paris. On a visit a year or so ago, I bought three old maps from an antiquarian bookseller. During our annual New Year’s tidy-up, … Continue reading →