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«Lausanne»

Illustrators
Albanis Beaumont, Jean-François (1755-1812), Draughtsman, illustrator

Original source
Travels from France to Italy through the Lepontine Alps, 1800, 28 illustrations

Lausanne Cantonal and University Library, cote: AC 389

Description (in French)
Vue de Lausanne depuis le nord-ouest. Au premier plan, sur une route, un homme à cheval accompagné par un chien. Au second plan, des collines cultivées et le Château dominant la ville qui s'étend jusqu'à la rive du lac. En arrière-plan, le lac Léman, quelques bateaux à voile et les Préalpes de Savoie.

Characteristics

Engraving, Coloured

Dimensions
300 x 203 mm

Place in book
Illustration (out of text) - Vol. I, p. 92, pl. XVI

Kind
View

Remarques

Researcher comment
Les légendes se trouvent à la fin du volume.

Domains
Landscape, Town planning and urban life

Keywords
Canines Horses Men Roads Hills Countryside Cities Churches Castles Housing Lakes Mountains

Geography

Continent: Europe

Geographical area: Western Europe

State: Switzerland

Historical state: Helvetic Republic

Region/Canton: Vaud

Place name/Locality: Lausanne

Mountain range: Alps, Western Alps, Savoy Prealps

Mountain: Vuache

Lake: Lake of Geneva

Legend
This view was taken north-west of the city, at some little distance from the high road to Berne. The Château, conspicuous on the hill which commands the town, in the bailliff’s residence : the cathedral stands near banks of the lake, are the pleasant villages of Evian, Ripaille, and Thonon.
Author texts Document:  Vol. I, p. 93, ligne 1- p. 99, ligne 6
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Document: Vol. I, p. 93, ligne 1- p. 99, ligne 6
Indexing/description: Daniela Vaj, Lausanne University