Project Gutenberg 2012-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 75 Pöllnitz, Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von 1692 1775 Poellnitz, Carl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, Charles-Louis, baron de Von Pöllnitz, Karl Ludwig, Freiherr Pollnitz, Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. Produced by Robert Connal, Henry Gardiner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I" by Pöllnitz is a historical account written in the early 18th century. The work presents observations made by the author during his extensive travels throughout Europe, including Prussia, Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, and England. It provides insights into the current state of various cities and towns, as well as the personalities and characters of notable figures in different courts. The opening of the memoirs sets the stage for a detailed journey as the Baron begins his correspondence with a friend from Breslaw to Berlin. He describes his encounters with various towns along the way, providing vivid portrayals of their culture, commerce, and architecture. From Crossen's strategic bridge over the Oder River to the bustling city of Francfort known for its fairs and university, the Baron’s observations blend personal narration and historical anecdotes, offering readers a glimpse into the social and political landscape of Europe during his travels. This portion not only introduces the cities but also hints at the Baron's keen insights into the politeness and hospitality of the people he meets, making it an engaging start to a richly detailed memoir. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Europe -- Description and travel Saxony (Germany) -- Court and courtiers D Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 1137316 1137953 2024-09-16T08:43:56.045047 2023-09-17T03:57:40.762309 text/html text/html 1106982 2021-01-08T09:44:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 594151 2021-01-08T09:44:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 686117 2024-09-16T08:44:18.154994 application/epub+zip 699700 2024-09-16T08:44:00.355012 application/epub+zip 482316 2024-09-16T08:43:57.889031 application/epub+zip 1403484 2024-09-16T08:44:30.373842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1212044 2024-09-16T08:44:15.653940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685956 2022-09-17T14:29:00.979189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 911017 2024-09-16T08:43:51.617078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 919895 2021-01-08T09:44:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 341223 2021-01-08T09:44:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 911180 2021-01-08T09:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 340155 2021-01-08T09:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 911202 2021-01-08T09:44:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340068 2021-01-08T09:44:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22280 2024-09-16T08:44:30.556833 application/rdf+xml 23981 2024-09-16T08:43:58.472006 image/jpeg 4810 2024-09-16T08:43:58.167027 image/jpeg 663849 2024-09-16T08:43:56.177018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog