Bains Gallery

Antique Roman mosaic discovered in Yverdon-les-bains

Antique Roman mosaic discovered in Orbe, near Yverdon-les-bains, Switzerland. Mosaic with man playing a lyre, with horse, lion, birds, etc. Antico Mosaico scoperto in Yverdun. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1837

© Florilegius

Malo-les-Bains, France - seafront road

Malo-les-Bains, France - the seafront road (Rue de la Mer) of the beach town of Malo-les-Bains, near to Dunkirk (Dunkerque) in northern France. Behind the people wandering up the street are a large hotel (Grand Hotel Pyl) and market stalls.
circa 1910s

© The Roseries Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

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French Spa Town - Saint-Nectaire-le-Bas

French Spa Town - Saint-Nectaire-le-Bas - Hotel Modern, the Hotel Bains Romains and the Hotel Paris. Note the lovely circular radiator of the De Dion Bouton Tourer of 1909 (heading toward the camera.). Date: 1909

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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