Swisserland, Europe


The Modern and Authentic System of Universal Geography(1810) by George Alexander Cooke Esq

This country, the Helvetica of the ancients, is situated between 46 and 48 degrees north latitude and between 6 and 11 degrees east longitude, and is in length two hundred and sixty miles, and in breadth one hundred. It is bounded on the north by Suabia in Germany; on the south by several territories in Italy ; on the east by Tyrol and Austria; and on the west by Burgundy and other parts of France.

Here it is to be observed, that modern geographers give the name of Switzerland to all the countries situated between France, Germany and Italy, and inhabited not only by the Swiss, properly so called, or Thirteen Cantons but other states, allies or subjects of the Grand Helvetic body, prior to their falling a prey to the rapacity of the first consul of France.

This being a mountainous country, lying on the Alps, which forms an amphitheatre for more than 100 miles, the frosts are consequently severe in winter, the hills being covered with snow sometimes all the year long.

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Quotations
 Chapter 42 
He was gone long enough to have had a very comfortable meal, and came back all the better -- grown quite cool, and, with good manners, like himself, able to draw a chair close to them, take an interest in their employment; and regret, in a reasonable way, that he should be so late. He was not in his best spirits, but seemed trying to improve them; and, at last, made himself talk nonsense very agreeably. They were looking over views of Swisserland.
 Chapter 42 
"That may be -- but not by sketches in Swisserland. You will never go to Swisserland. Your uncle and aunt will never allow you to leave England."
 Chapter 42 
"We are going to Box Hill to-morrow; you will join us. It is not Swisserland, but it will be something for a young man so much in want of a change. You will stay, and go with us?"
 

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