The peasantry, the fishermen, the postillions, all classes below the bourgeoisie, are now, as they were formerly, dressed in heavy, cumbrous woolen cloth.
Fishermen at Boulogne-sur-Mer. Département Pas-de-Calais.
Tag: Topography
Aguas Livres aqueduct. Aqueduct of Alcântara.
Aqueduct of Alcântara. Lisbon is supplied with water, which is conveyed by means of this aqueduct, into reservoirs in different parts of the city.
Environs of Lisbon, and the Aqueduto das Águas Livres.
The Aqueduto das Águas Livres in Lisbon is a complex system of development, delivery and distribution of water to the city
From Torres Vedras to Cintra (Sintra), Portugal.
Sintra (traditionally known in English as Cintra) is a small town (vila) in Portugal about 25 km west of Lisbon. It belongs to the Município of the same name. The… Read More
Torres Vedras, a city of great antiquity, and the chief of a corregidoria.
The Lines of Torres Vedras were a triple fortification line of forts around the capital of Portugal.
Oxcart of the Portuguese Province of Extremadura
The Portuguese Oxcart of Estremadura has the appearance of a primitive invention.
Landing of the English troops in the Bay of Maceira.
THE fleet with the troops came to an anchor in the open sea, off this Creek, on the 25th of August, 1808.