Paris as it was and as it is, or, A sketch of the French capital : illustrative of the effects of the revolution, with respect to sciences, literature, arts, religion, education, manners, and amusements : comprising also a correct account of the most remarkable national establishments and public buildings : in a series of letters, written by an English traveller, during the years 1801-2, to a friend in London
Paris as it was and as it is is a 1803 London travel account by Francis William Blagdon, printed by C. and R. Baldwin, describing post-revolutionary Paris in letters from an English traveller to a friend. The single picture is a bookplate rather than a view of the city: an engraved heraldic shield with an eagle crest, a motto scroll reading 'Hallelujah' and a handwritten owner's name beneath, which suggests a designer might borrow the compact framed armorial emblem and calligraphic name label.
