A Road-Book for Switzerland; Chamounix and the Route Over the Simplon to Milan in Five Parts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1839 Excerpt: ... PART FIFTH CONTAINS Allaman Pag. 216 Bonneville 231 Bossons (The Glacier of the) 237 Chamounix (Excursion from Geneva to) 229 d (The Valley of) 235 d Guides 236 Cluse 252 Coppet (Chateau of Madame de Stael at) 215 Evian 219 Fernex (Chateau of Voltaire at) 212 Geneva 203 d Edifices at 208 d Promenades 207 d Steam-packets 210 d The coach-offices 210 d Post-office. 2H d Environs of 2H d Lake of 213 d Route from--to Lausanne....... 214 d--through Lausanne to Milan 217 d--through Evian to Milan 217 Gervais (St.-) 233 Louesche (G. Leuk) 225 d The warm baths of 221 Massona.. 229 Montanvert 238 Mont-Blanc (The) 240 Monte-Rosa 229 Morges 216 Nyon 215 Rolle., 215 Sallenche 232 Servoz 234 Sierre 221 Simplon ( Route over the) 225 Sion 220 Thonon 218 Versoix 214 Geneva. The Canton of Geneva is the smallest of the Swiss confederation. The city is however of ve.y ancient date, it having been a strong place and surrounded with walls at the time of Julius Caesar. It has frequently been destroyed and rebuilt, increasing each time in extent. Previous to the Reformation, the citizens frequently made the greatest sacrifices in its defense. When however the Reformation was introduced, the change of worship produced alliances, which secured the safety of the republic for near two centuries; and during the Revolution, it only submitted to France upon a solemn treaty being signed for its worship, its religious institutions and temples, with the funds annexed to them. It was united to the French empire in 1798. The population in 1836 was 27, S00, of which 21,200 are Protestants, the rest with the exception of a very few foreigners are Catholics. In descending the Jura coming from France, a splendid prospect opens to the sight, displaying an immense lake, the coasts studded with towns..