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Klappentext This illustrated 1842 work blends antiquarian notes on temples and castles with picturesque descriptions of natural history. Zusammenfassung In this 1842 work, the artist and zoologist George French Angas (1822–86) blends antiquarian notes on temples and castles with picturesque descriptions of natural history. Incorporating fourteen illustrations, this book displays the charm and diversity that defines the best nineteenth-century travel writing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Illustrations; 1. Voyage to Malta; 2. Arrival at Malta - description of Valetta; 3. Sunset - country house of Mr Agius - Cattle and goats; 4. The knights of St John of Jerusalem; 5. Palace - armoury - tapestry and paintings; 6. Auberges of the knights - hospitals; 7. Walls and fortifications - castles of St Elmo and St Angelo - forts Ricasoli, Tigné, and Manoel; 8. Ramble in the country - Pietà - baths; 9. Costume - dress of the country people; 10. Walk to Marsa Scirocco - excursions to Macluba, and the ruins of Hajar Kim; 11. Excursion to St Paul's Bay - Mellieha, and the grotto of Calypso; 12. Visit to the gardens and palace of St Antonio, and Citiva Vecchia, the ancient capital of Malta; 13. Expedition to the island of Gozo - the General's Rock - Rabbato, and the Giant's Tower; 14. Convent of the Capuchin friars; 15. Public library - cathedral of St John - churches and nunneries; 16. Floriana gardens - Il Grotto - naturalists; 17. Market - hotels - cafés - prices of provisions; 18. Departure from Malta; 19. Voyage from Malta to Syracuse; 20. Rivers Anapus and Papyrus - temple of Jupiter Olympus, and the Fonte Ciané; 21. Tyche - Neapolis - Fort Labdalus - the quarries of the philosophers - Strada del Tombe - subterranean passage - temple of Ceres; 22. Museum - temple of Minerva - fountain of Arethusa - ear of Dionysius - garden of paradise - aqueduct - nymphaeum - tripod of Apollo - Strada Sepulchrale in Neapolis; 23. Theatre - ampitheatre - catacombs - chapel of San Giovanni - tomb of St Marcian - convent and garden of the Cappuccini - fortifications - return to Syracuse - costume of the inhabitants; 24. Journey on mules to Catania; 25. City of Catania - Ferdinand and Isabella - illuminations - Abbate's hotel; 26. Catania - Prince Biscari's museum - cathedral - Greek theatre - subterranean amphitheatre - ancient baths, etc.; 27. Nicolosi - expedition to Etna; 28. Route from Catania to Messina; 29. Trip to the Faro - Scylla and Charybdis; 30. Return to Etna - hospitality at Riposto - ascent of the mountain; 31. Visit to the Castagno di Cento Cavallos; 32. Taormina - journey to Messina; 33. Messina - public gardens - cathedral - shrine of St Placido - marina, streets, convents, and public buildings; 34. Voyage from Messina to England....
