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VENICE ON FOOT IONTE DEI PUCJW, AND THE CAMPANILE OK S. MARIA DEL
CARMINE FROM IONTE S. IJAKNAUA CONTENTS CHAPTER PAflE I. NOTE TO
THE READER i II. DIVISION OF THE CITY 8 III. PIAMA DI S. MARCO 12
IV. THE WALKS 22 V. WALK i 24 VI. WALK 2 51 VII. WALK 3 83 VIII.
WALK SA 102 IX. WALK 4 122 X. WALK 5 144 XL WALK 6 169 XII. WALK 7
193 XIII, WALK 8 319 XIV. WALK 9 241 XV. WALK 10 .257 XVI. THE
GRAND CANAL 272 XVII. DIRECT ROUTES .334 XVIII. NOBLE FAMILIES 343
. XIX. GENERAL NOTES 366 INDEX OF LOCALITIES 387 INDEX OF NAMES 415
vifi VENICE ON FOOT FACING PAGE CHURCH OF S. ZACCARIA 122 CAMPIELLO
S. GAETANO 122 CHURCH OF S. Moisft 122 PALAZZO WIDMAN FROM PONTE
DEL PIOVAN . . 132 SCUOLA DI S. FANTINO ATENEO VENETO . . .132
PALAZZO BENEDETTI, FROM PONTE PRIULI . . . 153 PALAZZO BEMBO 153
DOOR OF PALAZZO VAN AXEL 153 A BRIDGE WITHOUT A PARAPET 153 PALAZZO
PESARO-PAPAFAVA 160 WELL IN THE GARDEN OF PALAZZO CONTARINI . . 160
CAMPO S. MARIA FORMOSA, PALAZZO RUZZINI-PRIULI TO PALAZZI DON 160
CHURCH OF S. MARIA DELLA SALUTE .... 169 PALAZZO MARCELLO .173 CASA
MORO PONTE LUNGO 173 PALAZZO ARIANI 177 PALAZZO RIZZI 177 No. 2931
CAMPO S. MARGARITA Cl CORNER . . 185 PALAZZO FOSCARINI S. MARIA DEL
CARMINE . . 185 CASA DELL ANGELO FROM PONTE DELL ANGELO . 194
PALAZZO SAGREDO 194 A QUIET CORNER FONDAMENTA DEL RIMEDIO . . 194
CASINO DEGLI SPIRITI 202 FRUIT STALL SALIZZADA S. FRANCESCO . .
.202 PALAZZO PESARO ORFEI 232 PALAZZO PRIULI S. FELICE 232
FONDAMENTA CANNAREGIO OPPOSITE PALAZZO MAN FRIN 238 PALAZZO DUODO
S. ANGELO 238 CAMPO S. MAURIZIO, PALAZZO MOLIN .... 249 CAMPO S.
POLO, PALAZZO SORANZO, PALAZZO TIEPOLO 249 FROM PONTE DELLA VERONA,
PALAZZO MORA, PALAZZO CONTARINI DEL BOVOLO 254 CAMPIELLO BARBARO,
WITHBACK OF PALAZZO DARIO . 258 CAMPO S. Vio, PALAZZO LOREDAN,
PALAZZO BARBARO 260 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix FACING PAGE SQUERO,
AND CHURCH OP S. TROVASO FROM PONTE LUNGO 262 CLOISTERS OF S.
STEFANO, WITH REMAINS OF FRES COES BY PORDENONE 262 PALAZZI CAVALLI
AND BARBARO 278 PALAZZO LOREDAN DELL AMBASCIATORE . . .278 PALAZZO
BARBARO, A CORNER OF THE GRAND SALON . 279 PALAZZI REZZONICO,
GIUSTINIAN, AND FOSCARI . . 281 PALAZZI MICHIEL DALLE COLONNE AND
MICHIEL DA BRUSA 293 PALAZZI MIANI-COLETTI AND CA DORO . . . 293
CANNAREOIO CHURCH OF S. GEREMIA, PALAZZO LABL 300 PALAZZI
COCCINA-TIEPOLO AND BUSINELLO . . . 300 FROM THE STEAMER STATION S.
ANGELO PALAZZO FOSCARI TO PALAZZO TIEPOLO .... 300 CHURCH OF S.
MARCUOLA 300 END OF GRAND CANAL STEAMER STATION S. CHIARA 304
PALAZZI BARZIZZA AND AVOGADRO . . . .316 PALAZZI REZZONICO,
BERNARDO, GIUSTINIAN AND FO SCARI 316 PALAZZI CAPELLO AND GRIMANI
318 PALAZZI TIEPOLO, PISANI-MORETTA AND BARBARIGO DELLA TERRAZZA
319 MAP OF WALK i 50, , 2 82 WALKS 3 AND 3A 120, , WALK 4 142 . 5
68 6 192 7 218 8 240 9 256 10 270 THE GRAND CANAL 332 VENICE ON
FOOT CHAPTER I NOTE TO THE READER THE number of those who walk in
Venice is in creasing every year and in the case of my own friends
who have tried it, I have always found them so enthusiastic, and so
anxious to see more of the less visited parts of the city, and the
street life of the people, that feeling that this might also apply
to others, I have thought it worth while to arrange a few walks,
which, while including several points of interest not generally
seen from a gondola, might, moreover, be of assistance in finding
such places as the reader may wish to visit. The book is not in any
way a guide to interiors ofbuildings, nor is it intended to compete
with the excellent guide-books now extant its object being to
assist those who wish to walk, and to answer such questions, as
would probably be asked, when doing so for the first time...
The French traveler turns toward America, and travels widely,
discussing America and its inhabitants more with broad swoops than
geographical precision.
A London journalist follows royalty in his travels, mostly in the
Mid-Atlantic, commenting on American commerce and industry,
manners, and providing social anecdotes.
The Scottish writer offers his perspective on America and its
inhabitants. Apparently unapproving of a country lacking a royal
family, he finds the Americans somewhat distressing but
interesting.vol. 1 of 2
A compilation edited by Mereness; writings by Cuthbert Potter
(1690), following through decades up to Col. Wm. Fleming in the
1780s.
In order to provide a "living picture" of America and to entice his
fellow countrymen to emigrate to the United States, John Melish
published in 1812 his "Travels through the United States of
America, in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811;
including an account of passages betwixt America and Britain, and
travels through various parts of Britain, Ireland, & Canada," a
work that has come to be seen as an objective portrait of America
in the early nineteenth-century. Born in Scotland, where he began
his career in the textile industry, Melish visited the United
States several times beginning in 1806, finally deciding to settle
in Philadelphia in 1811. In the preface to this work, Melish notes:
"as I have always considered books of travels to be very defective
when unaccompanied by maps, I have spared no labour, nor expence
[sic], to have a good set of maps to illustrate this work." These
were Melish's first maps, and they formed the basis for his later
career in cartography. Reinforcing his observations of the places
he visited, these first-hand maps focused on cities, towns, or
transportation hubs and included topography and information on
local settlements and roads, predominantly covering the
Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West. Considered to be some of the best local
maps of the time, they were regularly updated with each
publication. Melish's maps came to dominate the cartography
industry in America, and he set the standard for future American
map-makers.
""Not an armchair narrative,"" Alexander Ross's ""Adventure's of
the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River"" describes a
three-year period, between 1810 and 1813, during which Ross was a
""commercial adventurer"" as part of an expedition ""fitted out""
by John Jacob Astor with an aim to establishing the ""Pacific Fur
Company."" Published in 1846, Ross's recollections of his
adventures with Astor's company are supplemented with his
experiences ""having spent fifteen years of my life traveling among
the savage tribes west of the Rocky Mountains."" His narrative is
full of descriptions of his encounters with Native Americans, as
well as encounters between the members of the crew themselves.
Describing the ""trials and misfortunes"" of these adventurers,
providing an account of the trade and commerce of the region, and
detailing ""Indian life,"" Ross's narrative ""embod ies} the
history of the Pacific Fur Company"" and provides insight into the
human and natural worlds that these explorers encountered.
Escape to the sunlight and colour of a wild island in the south
Aegean. When Jennifer moves alone into the Honey Factory on a tiny
Greek island, bringing a laptop, her hiking boots and plans for a
peaceful life, she has no idea what surprises are in store. Diving
into an exciting new life with a fisherman, she learns something
every day. Joining the dancing at local festivals and helping at a
cafe on the beach, surviving winter storms and finding a canine
companion, she is faced with both challenges and rewards, and
discovers that to become an island woman she must live small and
think big.
A travelogue covering a wide range of North America (including
Canada) focusing on the Methodist establishments in different
regions.
English spas have a long and steamy history, from the thermal baths
of Aquae Sulis in Bath to the stews of Southwark, the elegant pump
rooms of Cheltenham and Buxton to the Victorian mania for
hydrotherapy and Turkish hammams. 'The Secret History of English
Spas' is an informative but light-hearted social and cultural
history of our obsession with drinking and bathing in spa waters.
It tells the stories of the rich, the famous, the poor and the
sick, all of whom visited spas in hopes of curing everything from
infertility to leprosy and gonorrhoea. It depicts the entrepreneurs
who promoted these resorts - often on the basis of the most dubious
scientific evidence - and the riotous and salacious social life
enjoyed in spa towns, where moral health might suffer even as
bodies were cleansed and purged. And yet English spas also offered
an ideal of civility and politeness, providing a place where social
classes and sexes could mingle and enjoy refined entertainments
such as music and dance - all part of the fashionable pastime
referred to as 'taking the waters'.
TV presenter, writer and adventurer Alice Morrison gives her own
unique and personal insight into Morocco, the place she's made her
home. When Alice Morrison headed out to Morocco, it was to take on
one of the most daunting challenges: to run in the famous Marathon
des Sables. Little did she expect to end up living there. But once
she settled in a flat in Marrakech, she was won over by the people,
the spectacular scenery and the ancient alleyways of the souks.
Soon she was hiking over the Atlas mountains, joining nomads to
sample their timeless way of life as they crossed the Sahara
desert, and finding peace in a tranquil oasis. Despite more than 10
million tourists coming to Morocco each year, there are remarkably
few books about its people, their customs and the extraordinary
range of places to visit, from bustling markets to vast, empty
deserts. Alice makes sure she samples it all, and as she does she
provides a stunning portrait of a beautiful country. As a lone
woman, she often attracts plenty of curiosity, but her willingness
to participate - whether thigh deep in pigeon droppings in a
tannery or helping out herding goats - ensures that she is welcomed
everywhere by a people who are among the most hospitable on the
planet. Alice came to fame with her BBC2 series Morocco to
Timbuktu, and now she joins the ranks of great travel writers who
can bring a country vividly to life and instantly transport the
reader to a sunnier place. If you're thinking of going to Morocco,
or you want to recall your time there, Adventures in Morocco is the
ideal book.
Thomas Nuttall was a self-educated botanist who came to the United
States from Liverpool in 1808. This 1821 work is the only surviving
complete journal of one of his many American scientific
explorations. Covering his travels in Arkansas and what is now
Oklahoma from October, 1818-February, 1820, the Journal follows
Nuttall's route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, down the Ohio
River to its mouth, then down the Mississippi River to the Arkansas
Post, and up the Arkansas River with a side trip to the Red River.
Filled with valuable details on the plants, animals, and geology of
the region, as well as penetrating observations of the resident
native tribes, the military establishment at Fort Smith, the
arrival of the first governor of Arkansas Territory, and the
beginnings of white settlement, this is a valuable source of
information regarding the land and people in the areas of the
Louisiana Purchase.
The Scottish writer offers his perspective on America and its
inhabitants. Apparently unapproving of a country lacking a royal
family, he finds the Americans somewhat distressing but
interesting. vol. 2 of 2
A diary originally published in the Wakefield (KS?) Herald. Cranky
observations on liquor laws, dining habits, and service. The trip
west is mostly done by train, with less commentary on places gone
than service on the train. P. 84: "Nature seems to have chosen
California as a safety valve for all the nasty tasting water she
could not provide for elsewhere."
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