A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794, through Holland and the Western Frontier of Germany, with a Return Down the Rhine, Vol. 2 (of 2)

A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794, through Holland and the Western Frontier of Germany, with a Return Down the Rhine, Vol. 2 (of 2) - To Which Are Added Observations during a Tour to the Lakes of Lancashire, Westmoreland, and Cumberland; Second Edition

FRIBURG VOYAGE down the RHINE. BINGEN. EHRENFELS. PFALTZ. KAUB. OBERWESEL OBERWESEL ST. GOAR. BOPPART. Place of Antient Elections. Intermixture of German Territories. EHRENBREITSTEIN. NEUWIED ANDERNACH COLOGNE URDINGEN. WESEL. FLAARDING. FROM LANCASTER TO KENDAL. FROM KENDAL TO BAMPTON AND HAWSWATER. HAWSWATER. ULLSWATER. BROUGHAM CASTLE. THE TOWN AND BEACON OF PENRITH. FROM PENRITH TO KESWICK. DRUIDICAL MONUMENT. SKIDDAW. BASSENTHWAITE WATER. BORROWDALE. FROM KESWICK TO WINDERMERE. WINDERMERE, FROM WINDERMERE TO HAWKSHEAD, THURSTON-LAKE AND ULVERSTON. FURNESS ABBEY. FROM ULVERSTON TO LANCASTER. INDEX. FOOTNOTES. Is an antient Imperial city and the capital of the Brisgau. Its name alludes to the privileges granted to such cities; but its present condition, like that of many others, is a proof of the virtual discontinuance of the rights, by which the Sovereign intended to invite to one part of his dominions the advantages of commerce. Its appearance is that, which we have so often described; better than Cologne, and worse than Mentz; its size is about a third part of the latter city. On descending to it, the first distinct object is the spire of the great church, a remarkable structure, the stones of which are laid with open interstices, so that the light appears through its tapering sides. Of this sort of stone fillagree work there are said to be other specimens in Germany. The city was once strongly fortified, and has endured some celebrated sieges. In 1677, 1713, and 1745 it was taken by the French, who, in the latter year, destroyed all the fortifications, which had rendered it formidable, and left nothing but the present walls. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 64218
Author: Radcliffe, Ann Ward
Release Date: Jan 5, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English