AMBOISE is the only castle in France, which has had the honour of being sketched by Leonardo da Vinci.
Tag: Landscape
Lake Lugano. The Italian lakes.
Lake Lugano is a glacial lake with Mediterranean climate, between the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland and Lombardy in Italy.
La Gomera. The Canary Islands.
The favourite anchorage of Christopher Columbus on his voyages of discovery.
Castel Gandolfo, one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
At this place is the only country residence possessed by the popes, by whom it has been generally occupied during the autumnal months
The Dead Sea looking towards Moab April 4th 1839
The View is taken from one of the hills of Engedi, immediately above the Convent of St. Saba
The Victoria Falls. Zambesi River by Thomas Baines, 1862.
The Victoria Falls, Zambesi River: sketched on the spot, by Thomas Baines.
Cascade on Sneuwberg. African Scenery and Animals.
The Sneeuberg, also known as the Snow Mountains, is an extensive South African mountain range
View of the Cascade at Tivoli. Italian scenery.
This second fall is by most preferred to the great one above, where the waters, descending in one sheet, pass under the bridge seen above.
View of the Tomb of Andrzej Kosciusko at West Point.
Kosciuszko was a Polish military engineer. Between 1776 and 1783, he fought on the American side in the American War of Independence.
Djouni, once the Residence of Lady Hester Stanhope.
Lady Hester Stanhope was an English aristocrat, antiquarian, and one of the most famous travellers of her age.