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Autor:
Allom, Thomas ; Tombleson, William ; Isser, Johanna ¬von¬ ; Hormayr, Joseph ¬von¬ / from drawings by T. Allom, after original sketches by Johanna v. Isser, geb. Grossrubatscher, with letterpress descriptions, by a companion of Hofer
Ort:
London
Verlag:
Tomleson
Umfang:
72 S. : 46 Stahlst., Kt.
Sprache:
Englisch
Signatur:
462
Intern-ID:
529298
detail of thè origin of thè people as a nation, will not, by way of prelude, prove devoid of interest. The Tyrol, a country thè most exclusively mountainous in Europe, may be considered as forming thè centre gate of thè immense crescent of thè Alps, whose snowy and tremendous peaks, stretching from thè Ligurian Gulf to thè Adriatic Sea, tower in lofty grandeur and supremacy above thè luxuriant and beautiful gardens of Italy on thè one side, and shadow thè fertile vallies of Germany on thè other
. Though thè boundaries of this territory are indistinctly defined by nature, being divided into several parts, differing in climate and culture, and thè inhabitants in language and manners, in disposition and mind, yet has thè country during many of thè politicai convulsions of centrai Europe, notwithstanding its antithetical character, shown a unity and energy of spirit which excited thè attention and called forth thè admiration of thè “ greatest General of thè age,” when his victorious arms in Italy