The annexed view, taken at the foot of the Serra, near the Bridge of Boats, exhibits the most ancient part of the city of Oporto.
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Historical travel literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. The discovery of the world
Full view of the city of Oporto, from the Quay of Villa Nova.
Leading the spectator onward, and crossing to Villa Nova on the southern bank of the Douro, we come in full view of the city of Oporto
Oporto, from the Monte D’Arabida. Portugal 1832.
A view of the city of Oporto as seen from the Monte d’Arabida, looking directly up the majestic and beautifully winding Douro.
Oporto. The Mouth of the Douro from Massarelos.
The approach to Oporto by sea is remarkably beautiful. The view given in the vignette is taken from the garden of the Quinta of Senhor Joao Pacheco.
The Colonnade of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs.
The Congress Hall has for many years held the palm of fashion among the rival Hotels of Saratoga.
The great imperial stone road from Peking to Chengtu.
Chinese pictures: notes on photographs made in China by Isabella Lucy Bird. The great imperial stone road planted with cedars sealed with the Imperial seal.
Saratoga Lake. The beauty of the freshwater lake.
The Mohawks believed that its stillness was sacred to the Great Spirit, and that, if a human voice uttered a sound upon its waters, the canoe of the offender would instantly sink.
The Rapids above the Falls of Niagara.
No one who has not seen this spectacle of turbulent grandeur can conceive with what force the swift and overwhelming waters are flung upwards.
Forest Scenery near Adams Peak. Sri Lanka 19th c.
The silence of the tropical rainforest on the ascent to Adams Peak in Sri Lanka and the almost complete absence of animal life.
Scene on the Quay of Suez (Egypt) and its future significance.
It is perhaps too early to predict the future importance of the relatively quiet quay of Suez, the direct passage between Europe and Asia through the Red Sea.