Baths of Mehadia, Romania.
Engraver: E Benjamin, 1834-1846 (fl.).
Artist: after William Henry Bartlett (1809 – 1854).
Media / technique: hand coloured steel engraving.
Provenance: The Danube: Its History, Scenery, and Topography, Splendidly Illustrated, from Sketches Taken on the Spot by Abresch, and Drawn by W.H. Bartlett.
Image size: 12x18 cms.
Production date: 1842.
Condition: good.
The famous baths of Mehadia were known to the Romans as "The Baths of Hercules".[10] It is a celebrated place for its mineral springs, which are located in a narrow rocky gorge. The springs rise in Banat in the Cerna valley, about a mile from the Mehadia town. Originally, 22 hot springs existed.