Joseph-Philippe-François Deleuze, History and description of the Royal Museum of natural history… (1823)
“ In the midst of this imposing spectacle, the activity of peaceful industry,the variety of the plantations, the balmy air, the over-arching walks, the view which, from a rising ground covered with ever-green trees, extends over the city and the surrounding country; the number of persons who forget in these retreats the cares and agitations of the world; all conspire to render the Museum an abode of tranquillity and intellectual delight. ”
