PARIS. THE GROS-CAILLOU FIRE PUMP. 2 Engravings... Lot 512
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PARIS. THE GROS-CAILLOU FIRE PUMP. 2 Engravings (18 x 13.5 cm) by A. Le Campion, drawing by Testard. A Paris, chez les Campions frères, rue St Jacques, (à l'enseigne) "à la Ville de Rouen", with privilege of the King (c. 1788): "Vue de la pompe à feu prise de la cour." + "View of the facade of the fire pump building." (The Gros-Caillou fire pump was a system for raising water from the Seine to supply fountains in Paris. It was located on the left bank in the Gros-Caillou district, at the level of the Quai d'Orsay, and operated from 1788 to 1858).
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