Project Gutenberg 2012-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 73 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 II 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 II" by Pöllnitz is a historical account written in the early 18th century. This volume presents the author's observations during his travels across various European countries, detailing the states of cities, towns, and the characters of principal persons encountered at several courts. The memoir sheds light on the cultural, social, and political landscapes of the time. The opening of this volume finds the Baron recently arrived in Rome, where he sets out to describe the city's grandeur alongside its dilapidated aspects. He expresses both admiration for the magnificent structures and a sense of disappointment over the remnants of its glorious past that remain in disrepair. The narrative captures the Baron's observations on renowned locations such as St. Peter's Church, the Vatican, and several prominent squares, intertwining his personal encounters with broader reflections on the nature and condition of Rome as the once-mighty "Mistress of the World." The memoir combines vivid descriptions with sharp commentary, providing readers with insights into 18th-century Rome through the eyes of an astute traveler. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Europe -- Description and travel Saxony (Germany) -- Court and courtiers D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 1192485 1192849 2024-09-16T08:45:49.680924 2023-09-17T03:59:18.177134 text/html text/html 1157776 2021-01-08T10:36:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 493996 2021-01-08T10:36:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 588175 2024-09-16T08:46:12.308804 application/epub+zip 603334 2024-09-16T08:45:54.225907 application/epub+zip 506186 2024-09-16T08:45:51.702904 application/epub+zip 1242216 2024-09-16T08:46:24.746724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1073610 2024-09-16T08:46:09.663815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731185 2022-09-17T14:31:31.932385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 946081 2024-09-16T08:45:45.179964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 954176 2021-01-08T10:36:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 361021 2021-01-08T10:36:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 945952 2021-01-08T10:36:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 359883 2021-01-08T10:36:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 945966 2021-01-08T10:36:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359497 2021-01-08T10:36:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21993 2024-09-16T08:46:24.919722 application/rdf+xml 24414 2024-09-16T08:45:52.250907 image/jpeg 4825 2024-09-16T08:45:51.979899 image/jpeg 564440 2024-09-16T08:45:49.792959 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