An Account of Switzerland; Written in the Year 1714 - Abraham Stanyan

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1714 edition. Excerpt: ... A N ACCOUNT OF Switzerlana CHAP. I. Of the Situation of Switzerland. HE Country now possessed by the Switzers, the Grisons and their other Allies, is properly situated bejtween the Territories of the Empire and of Francey being bounded on the East by the County of Tyrol; on the West by the County of Burgundy or Franche Comte"; on the N orth by that Part of Alsatia called the Suntgaw, the Black-Foreft, and part of the Circle of Suabia; and B on on the South by the Dutchy of Savoy, the Valley of Aost, the Dutchy of Milan, and the Provinces of Bergamo and Brejcia, all which make the Southern Border of that Country. It extends it seisin the greatest Breadth near two Degrees of Latitude, reaching from forty five Degrees and three Quarters, to above forty seven and an half, and about four Degrees and an half of Longitude; by which Calculation its Length will be about two hundred and seventy Englijb MileSf and its Breadth above an hundred. It was called Helvetia by the ancient Romans, and still retains the fame Name in Italian; tho' Parcels of some Provinces of Italy and of Gaul are now annex'd to it, which certainly were not included in the ancient Helvetia, according to its Limits set down by Caesar in his Commentary. In marking the Boundaries of this Country, I have included those of the Grijbns and of the Valejians: However my present Observations shall be confined to the Thirteen Cantons properly so called, designing to give a separate Account of the Grifons, and of their other Allies. . Switzer Switzerland is separated not only from its Neighbours, but almost every Canton from each other, by Ridges of Mountains, which serve them equally for natural Boundaries and Fortifications; and it is particularly divided from Italy by such a..."