A Hand-Book for Travellers in Devon & Cornwall (Paperback)


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. 1851 Excerpt: ...Seat; the Temple of Milton; and the Amphitheatre, a recess in the woods.--The Wliitc Seat, near the summit of the park, an alcove commanding a rare prospect.--The Ruin, artificial, but happily placed.--The Cottage, embowered in creeping plants, with a rustic verandah.--The Arck, adjoining a stone seat on the edge of a precipice overlooking the Sound.--The Zig-zag Walks, leading down the cliffs among rocks and woods, and affording delicious glimpses of the surrounding scenery.--Redding Point, where an unbounded expanse of ocean bursts upon the sight.--Picklecoom.be, a sweet secluded dell; and, lastly, the Valley of Hoe Lahe, and the Keepers Lodge, hung with trophies of the chase. The stranger should also make an excursion by boat along the shore of the park for a view of the rocks. He can extend it to Cawsand, walk thence to the Rame Heud, and indulge himself with a prospect over Whitesand Bay, and a long range of the Cornish coast. (See Cornwall, Route 19.) Drahe's or St. Nickolas' Island is another good point for a view of the Sound. It was once crowned by a chapel, dedicated to St, Michael, but has long been a fortress, and one of the principal defences of Devonport. The largest battery mounts 19 guns, ranging from 32 to 68 pounders. A ledge of rocks, called the Bridge, connects it with the shore of Mount Edgcumbe. The Tamar. This beautiful river rises in the adjoining county, near the shore of the Bristol Channel, 59 m. from the sea into which it ultimately falls. A trip by water to the Weir-head (20 m. from the Sound) should be an object with every visitor to this neighbourhood. It can be easily accomplished in a rowing boat, on a summer's day, with the advantage of the tide. A steamer plies as far as Calstock, and occasionally extends her voyage to Mor...

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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. 1851 Excerpt: ...Seat; the Temple of Milton; and the Amphitheatre, a recess in the woods.--The Wliitc Seat, near the summit of the park, an alcove commanding a rare prospect.--The Ruin, artificial, but happily placed.--The Cottage, embowered in creeping plants, with a rustic verandah.--The Arck, adjoining a stone seat on the edge of a precipice overlooking the Sound.--The Zig-zag Walks, leading down the cliffs among rocks and woods, and affording delicious glimpses of the surrounding scenery.--Redding Point, where an unbounded expanse of ocean bursts upon the sight.--Picklecoom.be, a sweet secluded dell; and, lastly, the Valley of Hoe Lahe, and the Keepers Lodge, hung with trophies of the chase. The stranger should also make an excursion by boat along the shore of the park for a view of the rocks. He can extend it to Cawsand, walk thence to the Rame Heud, and indulge himself with a prospect over Whitesand Bay, and a long range of the Cornish coast. (See Cornwall, Route 19.) Drahe's or St. Nickolas' Island is another good point for a view of the Sound. It was once crowned by a chapel, dedicated to St, Michael, but has long been a fortress, and one of the principal defences of Devonport. The largest battery mounts 19 guns, ranging from 32 to 68 pounders. A ledge of rocks, called the Bridge, connects it with the shore of Mount Edgcumbe. The Tamar. This beautiful river rises in the adjoining county, near the shore of the Bristol Channel, 59 m. from the sea into which it ultimately falls. A trip by water to the Weir-head (20 m. from the Sound) should be an object with every visitor to this neighbourhood. It can be easily accomplished in a rowing boat, on a summer's day, with the advantage of the tide. A steamer plies as far as Calstock, and occasionally extends her voyage to Mor...

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Rarebooksclub.com

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United States

Release date

March 2012

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March 2012

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246 x 189 x 9mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

168

ISBN-13

978-1-130-49641-3

Barcode

9781130496413

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1-130-49641-4



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