¬The¬ Cornice, the Grimsel and the Gries, the Bernardin and the Splugen, the Brenner, the Tende and the Argentière, and the Simplon.- (Illustrations of the passes of the Alps ; Vol. 2)
Page 142 of 164
Author:
Brockedon, William / by William Brockedon
Place:
London
Publisher:
Print. for the author, sold by Rodwell
Physical description:
Getr. Zählung ; zahlr. Ill.
Language:
Englisch
Notations:
Illustrations of the passes of the Alps : by which Italy communicates with France, Switzerland, and Germany
Location mark:
III 83.717/2
Intern ID:
333560
THE SIMPLON. 17 From Baveno the road is carried aiong on fee .bòfdèrs tff fee lake on terraces of admirable construction, and scarcely less worthy of praise than the works in the ravine of the Do- vedro. The scenes are beautiful along the western shores of the lake to Arona, through Stressa, Beigirate, and Lesa. On the approach to Arona, the statue of St. Carlo Borromeo is seen on the right of the road, upon a hill, to which a path leads from the route of the Simplon, about half-a-mile before
of the Sacra Monte of San Carlo ; and below them, on the borders of the lake, the overhanging precipice beneath which the route of the Simplon passes to Arona.* The statue, with its pedestal, is 112 feet high, of which the pedestal is one-third. The head and hands are cast from models made by Cerano ; they are of admirable workmanship, and the mild, dignified, and benevolent ex pression of the head exceeds all praise. Thè drapery is composed of sheets - of copper, so ingeniously, wrought that même
