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Ad00341 04 052a/engRoses XIV. Vol. V. No. 50.
TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF ROSES.
Fig. 1. The little Provence-Rose. (Rosa provincialis minima.)
Fig. 2. The Dijon Damason-Rose. (Rosa Damascena Dijonensis.)
Ad00341 04 053a/engBirds. LXX. Vol. V. No. 51.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOREIGN OWLS.
Fig. 1. The Chocouhou.
Fig. 2. The Huhul.
Fig. 3. The Collar-Owl.
Fig. 4. The crested owl.
Fig. 5. The black mask.
Fig. 6. The white Church-owl.
Ad00341 04 054a/engInsects XXXV. Vol. V. No. 52.
BUTTERFLIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Fig. 1. The green Marble Papilion.
Fig. 2. The Harlequin.
Fig. 3. The Indian Gold-Butterfly.
Fig. 4. The Scarlet spot.
Ad00341 04 055a/engInsects XXXVI. Vol. V. No. 53.
THE COMMON CRAWFISH.
Ad00341 04 056a/engMiscell. Subj. LVIII. Vol. V. No. 54.
CATARACTS.
Fig. 1 The falls of Niagara.
Fig. 2. The cataract of the Rhine near Lauffen.
Ad00341 04 057a/engMiscell. Sub. LIX. Vol. V. No. 55.
PUBLICK GAMES IN THE ALPS NEAR UNTERSEEN IN THE CANTON OF BERN.
Fig. 1. Wrestling.
Fig. 2. The Alp-horns.
Fig. 3. Stone-flinging.
Fig. 4. The Distribution of prices.
Ad00341 04 058a/engPlants XCVI. Vol. V. No. 56.
MAGNIFIC FLOWER.
The beautiful Nelumbo. (Nelumbium speciosum.)
Ad00341 04 059a/engWorms VIII. Vol. V. No. 57.
THE MOLLUSKS OR SMOOTH-WORMS.
Fig. 1. and 2. The Common cuttle-fisch. (Sepia officinalis.)
Fig. 3. The Tuberous cuttle-fish. (Sepia tuberculata.)
Fig. 4. The spotted cuttle-fisch. (Sepia maculata.)
Fig. 5. The small cuttle-fish. (Sepia sepiola.)
Ad00341 04 060a/engInsects. XXXVII. Vol. V. No. 58.
GERMAN BUTTERFLIES.
Fig. 1. The Poplar Butterfly. (Papilio Nymph. Populi.)
Fig. 2. The white marbled Butterfly. (Papilio Dan. Cardamines.)
Fig. 3. The brimstone Butterfly. (Papilio D. Rhamni.)
Fig. 4. The Silver Comma. (Papilio N. C. album.)
Fig. 5. The lesser Tortoise Shell. (Papilio N. urticae.)
Ad00341 04 061a/engMiscell. Subj. LX. Vol. V. No. 59.
FIELDS AND MOUNTAINS OF ICE.
Fig. 1. The Rock or Mountain ice.
Fig. 2. The Field ice.
Ad00341 04 062a/engRoses XV. Vol. V. No. 60.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF ROSES.
The white Rose of Damas. (Rosa Damascena flor. alba.)
Ad00341 04 063a/engGarments VII. Vol. V. No. 61.
ORDERS OF KNIGHTS.
Fig. 1. and 2. Templars.
Fig. 3. and 4. Knights of the Order of S. John.
Ad00341 04 064a/engGarments VIII. Vol. V. No. 62.
DIVERS ORDERS OF KNIGHTS.
Fig. 1. Knights of the Teutonic Order.
Fig. 2. Knights of the golden Fleece.
Fig. 3. Knights of S. Stephan
Fig. 4. Knights of S. Hubert.
Ad00341 04 065a/engBirds LXXI. Vol. V. No. 63.
AFRICAN BIRDS.
Fig. 1. The Bacha.
Fig. 2. The Singing Falcon.
Fig. 3. The Corbivau.
Fig. 4. The Forktailed Goat-Sucker.
Fig. 5. The Crested Falcon.
Fig. 6. The Chivquera.
Ad00341 04 066a/engInsects XXXVIII. Vol. V. No. 64.
BEAUTIFUL GERMAN BUTTERFLIES.
Fig. 1. The bindweed Sphinx. (Sphinx convolvuli.)
Fig. 2. The privet Sphinx. (Sphinx Ligustri.)
Ad00341 04 067a/engPlants XCVII. Vol. V. No. 65.
THE GENUINE LOTOS PLANT.
The Egyptian Sea-rose or genuine Lotos-plant. (Nymphaea Lotus.)
Ad00341 04 068a/engGarments IX. Vol. V. No. 66.
DIVERS ORDERS OF KNIGHTS.
Fig. 1. Knights of the order of the black eagle.
Fig. 2. Kinights of the order of S. Andrew.
Fig. 3. Kinights of the Seraphins order.
Fig. 4. Knights of the white Elephant.
Ad00341 04 069a/engInsects XXXIX. Vol. V. No. 67.
RARE GERMAN MOTHS.
Fig. 1. The clifton Non pareil. (Phalaena noctua fraxini.)
Fig. 2. The orange underwing Moth (Phalaena noctua paranympha.)
Fig. 3. The high red underwing Moth. (Phalaena noctua Hera.)
Fig. 4. The crimson underwing Moth. (Phalaena noctua Sponsa.)
Ad00341 04 070a/engPlants XCVIII. Vol. V. No. 68.
GERMAN FOREST TREES.
Fig. 1. The European Lime-tree. (Tilia Europaea.)
Fig. 2. The common Oak. (Quercus pedunculata.)
Ad00341 04 071a/engWorms IX. Vol. V. No. 69.
MOLLUSKS OR SMOOTH WORMS.
Fig. 1. The Fleeve. (Sepia Loligo.)
Fig. 2. The Harpoon Calmory. (Sepia sagittata.)
Fig. 3. and 4. The Preke Pour contrel. (Sepia octopodia.)
Fig. 5. The grained Ink-fish. (Sepia granulata.)
Ad00341 04 072a/engMiscellaneous Subjects LXI. Vol. V. No. 70.
NOTHERN APPEARANCES.
Fig. 1. The norhern Light.
Fig. 2. The Sun at midnight.
Ad00341 04 073a/engQuadrupedes LXXIV. Vol. V. No. 71.
REMARKABLES SUCKING ANIMALS.
Fig. 1. The Canada Rat. (Mus bursarius.)
Fig. 2. The Common mouse, white var. (Mus musculus. Var. alba.)
Ad00341 04 074a/engInsects. XL. Vol. V. No. 72.
REMARKABLE INSECTS.
The gigantic Grasshopper. (Gryllus cristatus.)
Ad00341 04 075a/engInsects XLI. Vol. V. No. 73.
BEAUTIFUL GERMAN HAWK-MOTHS.
Fig. 1. The Poplar Sphinx. (Sphinx populi.)
Fig. 2. The lime-tree Sphinx. (Sphinx tiliae.)
Fig. 3. The trunked Sphinx. (Sphinx Elpenor.)
Ad00341 04 076a/engPlants XCIX. Vol. V. No. 74.
GERMAN FRUIT-SORTS.
Fig. 1. The common plum (Prunus domestica.)
Fig. 2. The common cherry. (Prunus avium.)
Ad00341 04 077a/engRoses XVI. Vol. V. No. 75.
VARIETIES OF ROSES.
Fig. 1. The French-Rose. (Rosa gallica. L.)
Fig. 2. The large flesh-coloured Rose. (Rosa truncata carnea major.)
Ad00341 04 078a/engBirds LXXII. Vol. V. No. 76.
GERMAN SINGING BIRDS.
Fig. 1. The Nightingale with ist nest.
Fig. 2. The petti-chaps. (Motacilla Hippolais.)
Ad00341 04 079a/engPlants C. Vol. V. No. 77.
GERMAN FOREST-TREES.
Fig. 1. The common beech. (Fagus sylvatica.)
Fig. 2. The common Elm. (Ulmus campestris.)
Ad00341 04 080a/engPlants CI. Vol. V. No. 78.
GERMAN FRUIT-SORTS.
Fig. 1. The garden-currant tree. (Ribes rubrum.)
Fig. 2. The goose-berry-bush. (Ribes grossularia.)
Ad00341 04 081a/engInsects XLII. Vol. V. No. 79.
MAGNIFICENT FOREIGN BUTTERFLIES.
Fig. 1. The Iujube-tree Moth. (Phalaena Bombyx Paphia.)
Fig. 2. The Claret-Sphinx. (Sphinx Labruscae.)
Ad00341 04 082a/engMiscell. Subj. LXII. Vol. V. No. 80.
REMARKABLE CAVERNS.
The Gnome’s (Erdmanns) cavern near Hasel.
Ad00341 04 083a/engBIRDS LXXIII. Vol. V. No. 81.
BEAUTIFUL FOREIGN BIRDS.
Fig. 1. The Golden Tanager. (Tanagra violacea.)
Fig. 2. The Bishop Tanager. (Tanagra Episcopus.)
Fig. 3. The Paradise Tanager. (Tanagra Tatao.)
Fig. 4. The Orange Grosbeack. (Loxia aurantia.)
Fig. 5. The Java Grosbeack. (Loxia oryzivora.)
Ad00341 04 084a/engPlants CII. Vol. V. No. 82.
WILD FRUIT-KINDS.
Fig. 1. The wild pear. (Pyrus communis.)
Fig. 2. The wild apple. (Pyrus malus.)
Ad00341 04 085a/engInsects XLIII. Vol. V. No. 83.
THE LION-ANT IN IST PIT-FALL.
Ad00341 04 086a/engMiscell. Objects LXIII. Vol. V. No. 84.
THE COMMON FLY MICROSCOPICALLY CONSIDERED.
Ad00341 04 087a/engRoses XVII. Vol. V. No. 85.
DIFFERENT SORTS OF ROSES.
The pale yellow Scotish Rose. (Rosa spinosissima flore flavo.)
Ad00341 04 088a/engBirds LXXIV. Vol. V. No. 86.
BEAUTIFUL FOREIGN BIRDS.
Fig. 1. The Azur flycatcher. (Muscicpa caerulea.)
Fig. 2. The black headed Tanager. (Tanagra atricapilla.)
Fig. 3. Cital Tanager. (Tanagra capitalis.)
Fig. 4. The Paradise flycatcher. (Muscicapa paradisi.)
Fig. 5. The fan-tailed flycatcher. (Muscicapa flabellifera.)
Ad00341 04 089a/engPlants CIII. Vol. V. No. 87.
GERMAN FRUIT SORTS.
Fig. 1. The cornel tree. (Cornus mascula.)
Fig. 2. The german medlar. (Mespilus germanica.)
Ad00341 04 090a/engInsects XLIV. Bd. V. No. 88.
GERMAN MOTHS.
Fig. 1. The gipsey moth. (Phalaena Bombyx dispar.)
Fig. 2. The quercifoliated Moth. (Phalaena Bombyx quercifolia.)
Fig. 3. The Fish-tailed Moth. (Phalaena Bombyx Pruni.)
Ad00341 04 091a/engMiscell. Objects LXIV. Vol. V. No. 89.
REMARKABLE MOUNTAINOUS PASSAGES IN SWITZERLAND.
Fig. 1. The Road over the great mountain of St. Bernard.
Fig. 2. The Road over the mountain of St. Gotthard.
Ad00341 04 092a/engRoses XVIII. Vol. V. No. 90.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF ROSES.
Fig. 1. The lucid Rose. (Rosa lucida.)
Fig. 2. The large truncated Rose. (Rosa truncata major.)
Ad00341 04 093a/engBirds. LXXV. Vol. V. No. 91.
REMARKABLE EXOTICK BIRDS.
Fig. 1. The Rhinoceros-bird. (Buceros Rhinoceros.)
Fig. 2. The Abyssinian Horn-bill. (Buceros abyssinicus.)
Fig. 3. The gold-breasted Paradise-bird. (Paradisea aurea.)
Fig. 4. The blue green Paradise-bird. (Paradisea viridis.)
Ad00341 04 094a/engInsects XLV. Vol. V. No. 92.
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CROSS-SPIDER.
Ad00341 04 095a/engInsects XLVI. Vol. V. No. 93.
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CROSS-SPIDER. (Continuation.)
Ad00341 04 096a/engMiscell. Sub. LXV. Vol. V. No. 94
MICROSCOPICK OBSERVATIONS UPON THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF METALS.
Fig. 1. The Tree of copper.
Fig. 2. The Tree of lead.
Fig. 3. The Tree of tin.
Fig. 4. The Tree of Zinc.
Ad00341 04 097a/engMiscellaneous Subjects LXVI. Vol. V. No. 95.
THE OLD PALACE OF THE CZARS OF MOSCOW.
Ad00341 04 098a/engBirds LXXVI. Vol. V. No. 96.
THE CONDUR.
Ad00341 04 099a/engPlants CIV. Vol. V. No. 97.
MEDICINAL PLANTS:
Fig. 1. The lovage leav’d Galbanum. (Bubon galbanum.)
Fig. 2. The Gentian of Austria. (Gentiana pannonica.)
Ad00341 04 100a/engInsects XLVII. Vol. V. No. 98.
BEAUTIFUL GERMAN BUTTERFLIES.
Fig. 1. The great streak’d Fritillary. (Papilio Paphia.)
Fig. 2. The great Argus. (Papilio Arion.)
Fig. 3. The brown-hair streak. (Papilio betulae.)
Fig. 4. The small Tortoise-shell. (Papilio Phlaeas.)
Ad00341 04 101a/engWorms X. Vol. V. No. 99.
THE EAR’D MEDUSA (SEA-NETTLE.)
Ad00341 04 102a/engMiscellaneaous Subjects LXVII. Vol. V. No. 100.
THE CATHEDRAL AT STRASBOURG.
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Garments. X. Vol. VI. No. 1.

SWISS-GARMENTS.

Fig. 1. An inhabitant of Underwalden.

The inhabitants of the Canton of Underwalden in Switzerland are good-natured, but little cultivated people; they are inclin'd to melancholy, for the most part poor, and chiefly maintain themselves by breeding of cattle, which they improve with great industry. Here we behold a cow-herd of this country represented in his festival suit.

Fig. 2. A country-girl of Bern.

Here presents herself to us a pretty young country-girl of the Canton of Bern, coming from the field and carrying home potatoes, she has dug out. She is lightly dress'd, that she may be able, with more easiness to work.

Fig. 3. A cow-herd of Emmenthal.

The Emmenthal in the Canton of Bern is very fruitful and famous for it's excellent cheefe. The breeding of cattle is the chief occupation of the inhabitants of this valley. The plate here adjoined represents a cowherd in his ordinary dress, coming very chearfully from his stable, from whence he carries away the earned milk.

Fig. 4 and 5. A girl and a young peasant of Entlibuch.

The valley of Entlibuch lies in the Canton of Luzern, being renown'd for the manly, proud, honest and open character of it's inhabitants, distinguish'd too by their inclination to Poetry, Satire, Musick and gymnastick exercises, in the last of which they particularly excel. The following plates represent them in their ordinary dress.

Fig. 6. A hunter of chamois.

Here we view a hunter of chamois of the Swiss-Alps, in his usual clothes, climbing up the ice-mountains with the help of his pointed staff, and his shoes arm'd with pricks. Thus he exposes himself to the most visible dangers, in order to enjoy the pleasure of killing a chamois.

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Miscell. Subj. LXVIII. Vol. VI. No. 2.

THE MANNER OF BUILDING IN SWITZERLAND.

Fig. 1. A Swiss peasant's house.

In a great part of Switzerland the peasants-houses are larger, more spacious and therefore more commodious too, than in many other countries. This we perceive already in the house here exhibited of a countryman in the Canton Underwalden, which however is proportionally much poorer and ruder, and has more ignorant and less industrious inhabitants, than many other Swiss-Cantons. The said house is a pretty large building; the ground-floor is mured up with stones, because it includes the cellar; the rest is entirely of wood, and the roof is cover'd with large shingles, fasten'd with stones.

Fig. 2. A Sennhut.

Sennhuts are call'd in Switzerland wooden huts, constructed in the mountain near the Alp-meadows, on which the cows during the whole summer are pasturing, In these huts made of trunks, which are lay'd upon each other (like the Russian bootshouses) the milk is preserv'd and the chieese prepar'd; besides they serve to the cowherds for a shelter and sleeping-place, where their bed under the roof commonly consists but of long grass. Here we see such a hut from within, with all the utensils requisite for preparing cheese; with which the Alpler (as the herdsmen of the Alps are call'd) actually is employ'd; at the same time we perceive his wife with his boy, who are visiting him, and the servant roasting cheese at the fire for these dear guests; for roasted cheese goes here for a great delicacy. Not before winter the Alpler returns with his herd to the valley, where his fixed dwelling is.

Ad00341 05 005a/engMiscell. Subj. LXIX. Vol. VI. No. 3.
REMARKABLE ICE-HILLS, AS THE SOURCE OF GREAT RIVERS.
1 he Ice-hills (t'all'd Gletfcher) in Switzer- takes its rife out of the three principal branlancl are prodigious maffes of ice on the dies, the fore - middle- and hind -Rhine)
ruAlps, being inexhauftible refervoirs for fup- fhes forthas a brook of the ice-hill, with which plying the flowing waters, which from them the 13 lel'fer brooks unite themTelves, turntake their origin. Two of them, reprefen- Min g down from the Shell-horn (Mitjchelhorn) ted here, deferve, a particular noticefor giv- a rock of two hours length, ing the exiftence to two of the largeft rivers of Europe.
Fig. 1. The Rhinewaldgletscher or the first spring of the Rhine.
Fig. 2. The Ice-hill of the Rhone.
hick origin derives the Rhone, that rifes out or the firft ferine of the Rhine. of the ice - hin of the Rhone or the Furca' 1 ° one of the moli beautiful ice - hills in the - In the "back - ground of the Rhincwald- whole chain of Alps. It lies on the fide of thai, furrounded on all fides with lofty the Furca, a lofty mountain, that is the mountains, in the helvetick Canton of Gn- South-"VYeft horn of the St. Gotthard, at the Jons lies the great PJiineuuddgletJchcr, a confines of Wallis, Bern and Uri, and of prodigious mafs of ice in a gloomy, folitary the full higher Galenfiok till down in the place. From an ice-vault, which fometi- valley of G cran, and is the iffue of an icemes is very great and brilliant (we fee it here valley of 6 hours length. Three fmall brooks copied from nature) the hindmoft Rhine (for iffue out of this ice- hill, and form the the whole Rhine, the nobleft river in Europe, fprings of the Rhone.
Ad00341 05 006a/engMiscell. Subj. LXX. Vol. VI. No. 4.
THE STAUBBACH.
\Jne of the most remarkable, celebrated ling-white, continually fhifting form in the and frequented cascades in Switzerland is the air. About noon, when the fun-beams ftrike Staubbach in thé no lefs Fig. nal valley of Lau- this tumbling water, the beauty of this gloterbrunnen, in the Canton of Bern. This rious fport of nature reaches the higheft deStaubbach precipitates iifelf near the village gree; and coming nearer you behold in it of Lauterbrunn, over the fteep rocky wall of two circular rainbows. There is no danger, the mountain of Piateli, about 900 feet from to place himfelf between the rocky wall, and on high. It forms in fact two cascades, one the upper water-fall; the only inconvenient, above the other; the upper Fig.. 1.) falls in one undergoes, is to be wetted by the fpoua rocky bafon, out of which the water fpouts ting water. In the winter one perceives in again, and forms the lower cascade (Fig.. 2.). this Staubbach quite lingular and curious At this fall the water is in the air diffolv'd figures of ice. More upwards it forms yet into the fineft duft (from whence the name other fplendid waterfalls, but not fo high, of Staubbach) waving as an etherian, dazz
Ad00341 05 007a/engMiscell. Subj. LXXI. Vol. VI. No. 5.
MICROSCOPICK CONSIDERATION OF THE SPUNGE AND OF THE CHANGING TAFFETA.
Fig. 1. The Spunge.
1 he Spunge, this. yellowifh- brown loofe. body, we make ufe of, to clean and wafh us, chiefly gruws on the rocky ground of leverai islanJrof the Mediterraneaa Sea, where it is by the divers torn off and gather'd. That it very eafily fokes up the water, every body knows. Bat in what manner this happens, we perceive here, by looking on this little piece of fpunge, magnify'd by the microrcope. The truth is, the whole fpunge confifts of a texture of many nice, flexible hair-channels, which quickly foke in the water and fwell the fpunge. On account •f the foftnefs and flexibility of the little channels the fpunge may be as eafily fqueezed out, lìnee by the fqueeze of the hand the water is again pump'd out, as out of a jack. ■
Fig. 2. The changing taffeta.
The varying play of colours, we obferve in the changing taffeta, (as in the V. Vol. Nro. 40. in the Iris papillon) only derives from the many-coloured threads, as the magnifying (b) clearly proves. The warp namely confifts in this cafe of yellow threads, but the woof of purple ones. According as you turn the taffeta, the yellow or the purple colour prevails, or a fine mixture of both colours arifes.
Ad00341 05 008a/engPlants CV. Vol. VI. No. 6.
BEAR'S BREECH.
I he Bear's breech deferves our notice, be- permanent plant, growing wild in Sicily caute the most ancient greek and roman Ar- and in the lower parts of Italy. The leaves chitecture already adopted it's well fhaped (A) form a leafy rofe, out of which fhoots leaves as an ornament to the Capitals of the ftalk, 2 or 3 feet high, with violet and the columns, efpecially of the corinthick white bloffoms. order, and befides embellifhed them by regularity. The gothick as well as the modern Architecture has retain'd this decora- ^8- 2' The Brank - Urlili. ting plant. Till now we know. 14 fpecies, , , . (Acanthus fpinofus.) of bear's breech 5 but the two following ones J are preferably imitated in Architecture. This fpecies grows likewife upon humid
Fig. 1. The genuine bear's breech. (Acanthus mollis.)
places in Italy. The leaf i, large and well {
rhaped; at the extremities of the liule lea The genuine or foft bear's breech is a
Fig. 2. The Brank-ursin. (Acanthus spinosus.)
are pricks, as at the leaves of the thiftl
Ad00341 05 009a/engWorms XI. Vol. VI. No. 7.
SEA-CREATURES.
Fig. 1. The thorny or echinated cockle (Cardium echinatum.)
As we commonly behold in the cabinets
Fig. 2. The wonderful Sea-feather. (Pennatula mirabilis.)
of natural products the beautiful variegated cockle-fhells but vacant, we might eafily imagine, that they are inhabited by no living creature. But of the contrary convin- This Sea-feather is a coral-like cafe ces us this representalion A, B and C of delicately form'd, being inhabited by a potile thorny cockle, an inhabitant of the lypus-like worm, and provided with lateral Nord-Sea. At A we perceive the creature branches nicely feathered, like the wings in the fhell, being fomewhat open'd on the of a plume. Thefe creatures attain to a fharp border, and at B from the fide, where length of 6 or 8 inches, being met with one obferves the fithe-like and orange-co- in the European and American Seas, where loured foot of the animal, which aids it in they are fwimming at large.
Ad00341 05 010a/engFishes XLI. Vol. Vl. No. 8.
SINGULAR FISHES.
Fig. 1. The chordated Stylephorus. (Stylephorus chordatus.)
1 his fifli of a quite fingular fhape lias but 2o years ago been known, when it was brought from the* Weftindian Seas to England. It's eyes ftand on the two fhort cylinders, and the head with the fnout directed upwards confifts of a flexible leathery duplicature. The body terminates in a ftringlike length of i foot and io inches; whereas the length of the body itfelf amounts but to io inches.
Fig. 2. The painted Angler. (Lophius pictus.)
The painted angler is a native of the pacific Ocean, and is obferved. about NewHolland and Otaheitee. Over thé~wide open mouth fticks a long filament, by which it entices fmall fifhes to devour them. Befides one perceives on the back a pair of thick proceffes. The prime-colour is dull brown with yellow and red fpots. %.
Fig. 3. The marbled Angler. (Lophius marmoratus.)
This fifh is likewife a native of the pacific Ocean. The body is of a black-brown colour, marbled with blueifh, white and red fpots. Above the upper lip fticks a long filament, forking into two at the tip, and the pectoral fins refemble the paws of a quadruped, but are by no means fo.
Ad00341 05 011a/engMiscell. Subj. LXXII. Vol. VI. No. 9.
METEORS.
lo the extraordinary meteors or airy pbe- netrable to us.- The meteor here Fig. ured nomeca belong the fiery globes, that now was to be feen at London the 13th of Noand then all at once appear in the air. vember, 1803. towards half paft eight o' Tho' we cannot yet trace them to their clock in the evening. To an obferver the original, however they are by no means an fiery mafs appear'd at firft (Fig.. 1.) fnictly omen of an imminent misfortune, as fimple, circumfcrib'd, and accompanied by feveral fuperftitious people imagine. We rnuft ra- little fiery balls; but when advancing it got ther fuppofe, that, like the North-light and a fiery tail. An other obferver perceiv'd other phenomena, they owe their exiftence (Fig.. 2.) beams flafhing out of the elliptick to eftablifhed natural laws, but ftill impe- body, which terminated in little ftars.
Ad00341 05 012a/engMiscell. Subj. LXXIII. Vol. VI. No. 10.
MICROSCOPIC SUBJECTS.
VV e have already before in our Gallery is the difference of the Brabandifh lace, Vol. II. Nro. 98. confider'd and compared wrought by human hands! They are woven the works of nature withthofe of art under or fevved partly of filk, but eTpecially of the magnifying-glafs, obferving, how much flax. An only pound of raw flax in the the former excel in perfection. "Which we Netherlands is wrought up to 7000 florins fhall likewife perceive here, by comparing of points, and nothing more accqmplifhed the two most artful webs, the fpider's-net and regularly beautiful can be feen by meet and a little piece of Brabandifh lace by eyes. However under the magnifying glafs means of the microscope. The greateft re- it appears quite otherwife. The fine lace gularity reigns in the fingle divifions of presents itfelf here as an intangling of many the fpiders-net (Fig.. 1.) both the long and ropes (for fuch feem to be the fingle threads) the crofs - threads are of the fame bignefs being without any regularity tvvifted. and diftance. On the contrary how great
Ad00341 05 013a/engInsects XLVIII. Vol. VI. No. 11.
BEAUTIFUL EXOTICK BUTTERFLIES.
Fig. 1. The Fast-indian Argus.
J A beautiful diurnal butterfly, which is found in the East-Indies! It is here
Fig. ured, like the three other, in natural fize. The ground of the wings is dark-brown with light- yellow fpots. The lower wings are adorn'd by a large eyefpot black and blue.
Fig. 2. The green-streak'd Westindian Swallow-tail.
This exotick fcarce fwallow - tail of Surinam in America refembles ours in
Fig. ure; only in the colouring it differs, being tinged with green and black ftieaks.
Fig. 3. The American Fire-Spot. (Pap. Eq. H. Ricini.)
The deep-red lower wings give it a lively appearance; on each of the brown upperwings we obferve two yellow fpots.
Fig. 4. The orange-colour'd wing of Surinam.
It diftinguifhes itfelf like the former by it's long but fmall wings, as alio by the long flender body. It's colouring conlifts of a pleafing variety of orange-tawny and brown.
Ad00341 05 014a/engMisc. Subj. LXXIV. Vol. VI. No. 12.
THE MANNER, IN WHICH THE NEGROS IN AMERICA STRIP THE BUFFALO SNAKE (BOA CONSTRICTOR.)
VV e know already by the III. Vol. No. 85. fhots. David faften'd the knot of a cord of our Gallery, that the Buffalo - Snake around the neck of the beaft, which he caus(Boa conftrictor) is a terrible creature, which ed to be drawn up by fome other Negros. attains to a length of 30 or 40 feet. This Then he himfelf climb'd up along the fnake, Serpent is aifo met with in America in Su- cut up the belly and ftripd of the fkin. The rinatn, where the Natives call it Aboma. copious fat, which is faid tobe whole-fome The Englifhoian Stcdman, who pafs'd feve- for bruifes, was carefully gather'd; the flefh ral years in the military Service of the was drefs'd and eat by the Negros with much Dutch in Surinam. kill'd with his Negro appetite. David, fuch a Serpent by leverai mufket
Ad00341 05 015a/engMisc. Subj. LXXV. Vol. VI. No. 13.
THE GATHERING OF THE COCHINEAL INSECTS.
The cochineal infect, which lives on the plants. After fome months, when they have common Indian Fig. {Cactus opuntia) in South attain'd to their full growth, they are brufh'd America, we know already by the II. Vol. of with pencils of roc's hair (b) and gather'd. No. 31. of our Gallery. On account of it's Afterwards the cochineal infects are kill'd beautiful red colour a great traffick is exercis- either upon hot plates (f) and poured into ed with it, and the cochineal infect in Me- vefsels (g, h) or it is done in bafkets in hot xico is in particular plantations of the com- water, and then they are fpread upon mats mon Indian Fig. cultivated and bred up. Thefe and dried. The laft method is the beft. The Fig. s (a) we fee here planted by rows, and the cochineal infects are gather'd in the plantafoil kept always loofe by labourers (c). The tions three times in the year from the month little creatures are carefully placed on the of December till May. —
Ad00341 05 016a/engMisc. Subj. LXXVI. Vol. VI. No. 14
THE SNOW WITH IT'S CRYSTALLIZATIONS.
The Snow is bere the object of our contem- When in calm weather the Snow falls in plation. — The truth is, our atmofphere is reparate thin flakes, we have often occafion always fill'd with watery vapours. Being con- to obferve it's various but regular Figures, geal'd or cryftallized by the wimer - froft, almoft all arifing from the hexagon. The adthey form a loofe white mafs. which being joined plate exhibits Teveral of thefe Snowheavier, than the air, falls down upon the cry ftallizaiions, confiderahly magnify'd bj earth and covers it, as it were, with a white the microfcope. Fig.. 1. 2. 3. were o'nferv'd robe. This is the Snow, that clears up the in Styria. Fig. 4. 5. 6. 8- 9- offer us fuch gloomy days of winter and protects the Seed Snow - crystallizations, as a Naturalift in Swim great cold. But alfo it often happens, tzerland took notice of; and Fig.. 7. thole, «that a little Snowball, breaking loofe from the which were rem ark' d and fet down at BrestoP of lofty mountains, being at 1 aft by it's law. The natural fize of the Snow -cryftdh ro hng along increafed to an huge mafs, as a we find delineated under fix numéros. great drift of Snow becomes the deftroyer of whole houfes, nay even of fmall villages, which are over whelm'd by it.
Ad00341 05 017a/engMisc. Subj. LXXVII. Vol. VI. No. 15.
FROZEN GLASS-PANES.
The water being depriv'd of a part of it's chambers cling to the cold glafs-panes ana calorique, at a certain degree of cold in the congeal there into various ice-Fig. ures. Their Winter (the freezing point) congeals or variety probably depends on the nature of changes itfelf in a hard elaftic body, which the vapours. Here we behold fome examwe call Tee. This freezing happens, when pies of fuch frozen glafs-panes, in the water at firft fingle ice-pins form Fig.. I and 2. Thel'e were obferv'd by themfelves, which under different angles the Profeffor Hacquet in the fevere Winter meet together, "and by degrees make a fo- of 1788 tiU 1789- There appear'd on the lid body, as it arrives in the formation of frozen glafs - panes the perfect Fig. ure of cryftals. This mafs is fo firm, that once Zoophytes./ for fport's fake an ice - palace has been Fig.. 3 and 4. Thefe leaf-like
figures l»uilt, as we fhall fee in the fequel. were obferv'd in the rigorous Winter of 1740 on the glafs-panes of the caftle of pleafure, In the Winter the vapours of the warm Belvedere near Weimar, and delineated.
It
Miscellanea LXXVII. Tom. VI. No. 15.
FINESTRE GELATE.
Quando nell' inverno ad un certo grado del camere calde fi condenfano su i r.riltalli delle freddo {chiamato grado del ghiaccio) l'acqua fineftie, e quivi gelando forman vario e divien privata di una parte del fuo calorico, verfe Fig. ure. La loro varietà probabilmente effa fi gela, e vien ridotta in un corpo folido nasce dalla qualità de' vapori. Qui vediamo edelaftico, che ghiaccio fi dice. Nascon pri- rapprefentate alcune fineftre gelate. ma nelP acqua alcuni ftrali di ghiaccio, che Fig.. 1 e 2. furono offervate dal Sig. fotto diverfi angoli congiungendofi, a poco a •. Hacquet nell' inverno freddi filmo del 1788 poco ne fanno un corpo folido, come fuccede e 1789; le fineftre gelate inoltravano Fig. ure nella criftallifazione de' sali. Quefta malfa che perfettamente raffomigliavano i Zoofiti, d'acqua condenfata è d'una tal fodezza, che una volta per ifcherzo ne fu fabbricato un. Fig.. 304. fomiglianti al fogliame palazzo di ghiaccio, come in appreffo ve- delle piante, furono offervate e copiate nel dremo. palazzo ducale di Belvedere preffo Weimar Coli anche nell' inverno i vapori delle nell' famofo inverno del 1740.
Ad00341 05 018a/engMisc. Subj. LXXVIII. Vol. VI. No. 16.
INDIAN GARBS.
By this and the folloiving three plates we become in many refpects acquainted with the manners and cuftoms of the Indians or Hindoos, who inhabit Hindoftan in the middle part of South-Alia.
Fig. 1. A Pandarum or Hindoo mendicant- friar.
The Hindoos are a harmlefs, fimple, goodnatnred, hut withall very fuperftitious people. This is improv'd by a numberlefs multitude of cheats, who as mendicant-friars of Brama's and the Mahometan religion roam through Hindoftan, as forcerers and foothlayers deceiving the people, which thinks them to be Saints. To this clafs likewife belong the Pandarums, who clothed in an odd manner, rove about and practile foothfavin". * Jo
Fig. 2. A Fakir.
The Fakirs are Mahometan mendicantfriars, who perform the Cervice at the Mofques, go on pilgrimage to Mecca, and roam about in the country, to impofe upon their credulous believers.
Fig. 3. An Indian Clerk.
The Hindoos maintain the degree of halfcultivated people, and are able to write. This they perform upon Palmleaves, call'd Ollas, by means of a fharp ftyle, like as we fee here the Omply drefs'd clerk represented.
Fig. 4. A Carriage loaden with Idols.
The Hindoos of Brama's religion worfhip Idols in their Temples or Pagodes. Thel'e Idols are frequently carried in Proceffion through the ftreets, which is commonly done in fuch carriages, trimm'd up with many ornaments and banners.
Fig. 5. A Hackery.
The only carriage proper for travelling in India is the Hackery, an open cheft, that refts on a two-wheel'd carr, drawn by oxen. Only one perfon can fit therein; the oxen are govern'd by means of a ftring drawn through their nolirils.
Ad00341 05 019a/engMisc. Subj. LXXIX. Vol. VI. No. 17.
INDIAN PENITENTS.
1 he Hindoos are in their fuperftitious no- Fiff. 2. A Dak allibar i tions of religion very extravagant. Thus they imagine, to render themfelves agree- The Dakambaris are a particular Sect able to the gods and to expiate their fins of Penitents, who pretend from a fanatical by ielltormenting of the body. Such Peni- Pri:le t0 be infenfible to all pain. Tims tents go then for Saints in the opinion of one carries here a fire-pan on his bare tho vulgar. We fee fome o£ them repre- »and, and burns it without any Sign of fentcd upon this plate. Imart- TIe ileePs uPon a cover interlaced with thorns, which he bears under his
Fig. 1. The Penitent on the gibbet.
To the honour of the Goddefs Ragawadi a Penitent on her Fefiival has caufed
Fig. 2. A Dakambari.
Peiliteilt rolling along. an iron hook to be put through the flefh at his fhoulders. Drawn on high on a gib- This Pilgrim roll'd, without rifing, a bet, he utters leverai prayers, without tract of thirty German miles, fin gin g all diftorting a mien, and at laft plucks a gar- along longs to the praile of the gods. Being land afunder, of which the alfembled people rich, two of his Slaves always went before ea^erlv gathers up each little leaf, prefer- him, in order to remove all obftacles and Ting it as holy relicks. to fupply him with meat and drink.
Fig 3. A Penitent rolling along.
Ad00341 05 020a/engMisc. Subj. LXXX.
INDIAN JUGGLERS.
The Hindoos have very much agility and dexteritv in all motions of the body, and diftinguifh themfeh es as rope-dancers by a great many particular tricks. The present plate offers feveral proofs of it.
Fig. 1. Indian Jugglers in the Fort George.
On the parade of the Fort George at Madras feveral Indian jugglers are plaving before the Engliihtnen their tricks. On the left a female juggler is climb'd up an unfaften'd pole of Bamboos, 30 feet high, balancing there upon and moving berfelf along with it according to the mufick. The five other jugglers accomplifh many tricks. On the right, wo la
(iian women dan^ on the rope, rêverai times paCKog by each ether. One plays a Bring infiniment, the other holds in her hands two cups quite fulfilled with water.
Fig. 2. A tamer of snakes.
A Hindoo caufes here a tamed SpectacleSnake, of which he has broke out the venomous teeth, to move itfelf up and down after his inftrument, compofed of a hollow gourd with a piece of Bamboos - reed. An evidence of the great effect of mufick upon beafts Ì
Fig. 3. A Juggling with de bull.
An Indian juggler lies here firetched oft the ground. He places at firft a wood to the
Fig. ure of a cup upon his body, on which his drels'd bull by and by gets up with all four feet. The juggler holds ont a fécond wood, which the bull cliinhs alfo :. whilft th" Hindoo pufhes it on the So he does with the third wood. At laft the bull remains ballancing on high.
Ad00341 05 021a/engMisc. Subj. LXXXI. Vol. VI. No. 19.
MOSQUES AND PAGODS IN HINDUSTAN.
The Temples of the true Hindoos, who people to prayer. On the left fide of the are addicted to the religion of Brama, are Mosque the monument of a Nabob is to ca]l'd Pagods, but thofe of the adventitious be feen. Mahometans, have the name of Mosques. Both kinds we behold here
Fig. 1. Grand Mosque near Arcot.
This Mosque, built in a maffive man-
Fig. 2. The Pagod of Wira-Mally.
On a fteep rock is filuated the Pagod of iter, lies near the city of Arcot; towards JVira- Mally, in the Kingdom of Tanfhaure. Weft it is open and adorn'd by arches. The In thefe pagan Temples, which confift of fpiinfide, where the prieft recites prayers and res pyramidally built, halls and colonnades, reads palTages of the Koran, ti eir f:tcied the idols are preferv'd. The Bramines or book, is cover'd with carpets, at the er.try Priefts, who lodge in the courts, are alone 0f which the Ihoes and flippers muft be put permitted to enter into the most holy place, off. On both ends rife the fpires or Mina- where, they imagine, the myfteries of the rets, from whence the priefts are calling the deity are reveal'd.
Ad00341 05 022a/engMisc. Subj. LXXXII. Vol. VI. No. 20.
THE COMETS.
J he comets belong to the extraordinary in g out. If this filine goes before the head, phenomena in the ftarred fky. On that ac- it is call'd the beard, but if it follow* it, we count fuperftitious people formerly look'd on call it the tail; of the laft kind we fee in the them as ominous Fig. ns, and foolißily ima- Fig.. 2 ami 3 two comets represented. That gin'd their appearance to forebode war, di- of Fig., 3. was accurately obfcrv'd by the Afu-ofeafes and other ills. The comets receive nomer Hevelius at Danzig in the year 1661 their light from the fun, but they don't move in the month of February and March. On themfelves in regular orbites around it, like the 3th of February (A) appear'd the kernel the planets, butin an Ellipfis, whereby they of a yellowifh light, but inwardly fome what now and then approach very near to the fun, reddifh. The long tail was at the kernel and then withdraw themfelves very far, as fmall and thick, and grew by degrees larger we find in the Fig.. 1. evidenced by a piece and thinner. On the 6lh of February (B) of an orbite of comet. Thefe celeftial bodies Hevelius took notice of feveral fpotj in the confift of a round luminous head or kernel, kernel; the tail now appear'd foaller, more from which a bright transnavo«. rv,- n 1 ■, . s transparent Chine 1« flow- faint and more pointed.
Ad00341 05 023a/engMisc. Subj. LXXXIII. Vol. VI. No. 21.
THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES.
The 'horfe, this domeftick animal, which is fo uieful to man, deferves with it's different races or fpecies our particular notice; as we have already given in the II. Vol. of our Gallery the picture of the wild horfe as well as of the horfe in general This and the fubfequent five tables reprefer. t to us the following celebrated races of horfcs : Frieslandifh, Hollfieinian, Danifh, Englifh, French, Neapolitan, Spanifli, Hungarian, Polnifli, Rufsian, Turkijli, Arabian and Barb.
Fig. 1. The Frieslandish and Hollsteinian horse.
The Frieslandifh horfe diftinguirhes it1'elf by the tallnefs and ftrcngth of it's body, by a heavy head, big neck, large back, and a broad cleft croup, with a low let tati. It's thighs are ftrong, roundifh, and thickfet with hairs. The horfes of Hollfiein commonly have ram's-!n ads; the forepart is well built, but tlie hi-.idpart generally too weak; the hoofs are too large and clumfy. Bo'.h kinds are more drawing-than riding horfes. The inoift climate nnd the grafs containing a «eat deal of watery particles, in which their food conQfts, are the caufes of their being fubject to many diftempers.
Fig. 2. The Danish horse.
The diftinctive character of it is a clumfy head, ftrong neck, broad cheft, long low loins, it's croup being in proportion with the cheli too I'm. ill. It is a firm durable race of horfes, which efpecially in modern time« by confiant endeavours of feveral fkilful men has been much improved. The juftly valued whiieborn horfes are of a Danilh origin, and almoft the only ones, that are bred in the royal ftuds. They greatly diftinguifh themfelves by the fineft white fhining hair. Around the eyes as well, as the mouth and the nofe they are fief h coloured and fprinkled with black little points. They have a thick barb; the hoofs are yellow. The head is pretty large, with a broad front, and Tome what curved. A pair of large darkbiown eyes with a flelhcoloured and blatkfpottcd edge likewife characterifes them. The forepart is very tall, the pofture and ftructure of the legs is regular and wellform'd. They are befides compact, and commonly have a well arched croup. A train of Tuch v.hiteborn horfes is perhaps the B* neft fhow of thiy kind.
Ad00341 05 024a/engMisc. Subj. LXXXIV. Vol. VI. No. 22.
THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES.
Fig. 1. The English horse.
A he fine Englifh race-horfe derives from the Arabian or Barb, and therefore much referable? both of them, except that it is much taller. It has a fine dry head, a wellturn'd neck, tall lean withers, light fhoulders, a Jtraight back, the tail being well fet on a fine croup. This kind is only made ufe of for races, and when they grow older, havin» Fig. nalized themfelves, for breeding. One finds among them horfes of extraordinary fwiftnefs; commonly they run two englifh miles in four minutes, four miles in nine minutes. [But they are already as foals of two years exercifed in running twice in a day in winter as in fummer, their foddering and diet being calculated for this end. The common Englifh country horfe is totally different from the former, it's head being thick, flafhy, the neck fhort, the croup blunt, the ftrong legs thick fel with hairs. The most of them are bred in the province of Yorkfhire, and employ'd as courfers and in the fervice of the cavalry.
Fig. 2. The French horse.
France has, befides it's fine and noble races of horfes, among which thofe of Limoulin and Normandy diftinguifh themfelves as ridinghorfes. In fome parts a fingular caft of work-and peafant — horfes, which are known for their uglineis. Their head refembles that of a hog, the ears are far dtftant from one another, flapping down, »he neck is fhort and thick fet with brifily manes, the croup is very blunt, the ftrong legs are cover'd with hairs till above the knee. They are firm durable workhorfes, contenting themfelves with Tedge, and other mean Corti of erafs.
Ad00341 05 025a/engMisc. Subj. No. LXXXV. Vol. VI. No.23.
THE HORSE WITH ITS DIFFERENT RACES.
Fig. 1. The Neapolitan horse.
liefe horfes aie tall, they hare a flefhy neck and withers and a ram's head. They are fomewhat high-legged with narrow hoofs. Their croup refembles that of the mules. Their temperament is commonly vicious, wicked and ftubborn. They are belter drawingthan riding-horfes. The belt of them ave bred in Terra di Lavoro, di Otranto, di Barri, in Calabria and in Apulia.
Fig. 2. The Spanish horse.
It has a noble, proud air, fparkling eyes, is full of mettle, and yet tame and docile. The head is generally fomewhat thick; yet there are alfo lam's heads not unfrequent. They have longifh, but well fet ears, the mouth fomewhat pointed and fmall chaws. The neck is indeed big, but wcllform'd and ihickfet with hairs. It has a broad cheft, the body fomewhat big, low loins, a long round croup. The legs are elegant, furnifh'd with ftrong looie Sinews, not cover'd with hairs. The hair is commonly of the chefsnut - colour or black; white fpots or white feet are very rarely found. They are the firft horfes for the manage and for the fervice in war. Thole of Upper-Andalufia are most fought for; but alfo in the mountains of Cordova they breed horfes, that are indeed little, but vigorous, durable, powerful, and not to betiied.
Ad00341 05 026a/engPlants CVI. Vol. VI. No. 24.
THE MANGUSTAN TREE.
The Manguftan tree (Gavcinia Mango- ward unpalatable peel is broken of, one findi ftana) grows in the Eaft Indies, and in a white favoury pulp, which being inwardly the neighbouring Islands, efpecially that divided in fix compartments, includes the of Java, bearing a very favoury whole- kernels. This pulp is of an agreeable favour, Tome fruit. The tree attains to the and is frequently enjoy'd in the Indies, height of our mulberry • trees, has long lea- being very refrefhing and wholefome. Even »es, and bears red blofToms, appearing at in dyfenteries and other epidemical difeafes the end of the branches. The globular fruit the phyficians prefcribe the Mangufiana as a has the bignefs of a Imall apple, and from counteracting remedy, without a redbrown colour. When the out
Ad00341 05 027a/engInfects XLIX. Vol. VI. No. 25.
SEVERAL SPECIES OF INDIGENOUS CRICKETS.
Fig. 1. 2. 3. The house-cricket. (Gryllus domesticus.)
1 he house-cricket likes best to dwell with the men in the hake - arid brew-houfes, where it lives in nooks, being known by the Thrill fouud, it produces by the friction of the ftvong underwings. It feeds upon meal, bread, lard etc. The female lays little whitifh eggs, from which after ten or twelve days the young crickets are flipping out. being at firfl winglefs. After they have feveral times caft the fkin, one beholds the fhea'ths of the wings Fig.. 2.) We fee them in their natural greatnel's Fig. 1. and 3. The skinned underwings are widely juttiDg over the upper ones, and are provided with a horny point.
Fig. 4. 5. The field-cricket. (Gryllus campestris.)
The field-cricket lives in the fields and woods, being cistinguilVd from the iorrner by the darker colour and coarfer Fig. ure, and feeding on littie infects and roots. Like the houfe cricket it excites with the wings ihe chirping found, that in fun,mer evenings is frequently heard in the fields.
Fig. 6. 7. The mole-cricket. (Gryllus gryllotalpa.)
The mole-cricket, which we fee Fig.. h. represented as nymph, and Fig.. 7. in its full growth, is the largeft kind of crickets in Germany, and a noxious infect. With its ftrong mole- like fore-feet it digs eafy pal'faget ihrough the furface of the earth, gnawing all the tender roots of the plants. It has finali horny upperwings, and large thin underwings, but of which it leldoni makes ule.
Ad00341 05 028a/engMisc. Subj. LXXXVI. Vol. VI. No. 26.
THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES.
Fig. 1. The Hungarian horse.
TheTe horfe« are of the middling kind, they have fomewhat heavy heads and narrow uoftrils, a long body, but good thighs. They are vigorous durable riding horfes, that with fcanty food endure great fatigues.
Fig. 2. The Polnish horse.
For the most part they are bred in the Ruffian and Auftrian part of the former Kingdom of Poland. In general they are rather little, than tall; their head is pretty well-form'd. They have moftly the neck of a ftag, but a ftrong ftraight back, vigorous fhort loins, a fine fomewhat pointed croup, with a wellfet tail, which they wear in a bow; their legs are nice, with little hair, but vigorous. They are extremely ufeful, when by a good and convenient treatment they have loft their fhinefs and timorousnefs.
Ad00341 05 029a/engMisc. Subj. LXXXVII. Vol. VI. No. 27.
THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES.
Fig. 1. The Turkish horse.
Platc has in the middle a round-opening, the nailholes are rather round, than i
Fig. 2. The Russian horse.
IlOrfe. Tartarian, and has therefore much in com- The indigenous RtSfcari horfe is chiefly mon with them. Thefe horfes are power- to be fought in Great- Pmffia. It has no fine fui, nimble, mettlefome and of good breath, ftaturc, but is middle- fi/.'d; the head is foeafily bear all fatigues without prejudice to mewhat big and flefhy, the front fiat, the their health, and grow very old. It is the- eye phlegmatic, the neck fhort and thick, refore commonly faid of thefe horfes:, ,they the breaft broad, the croup ftrong, the legs die without being become old"; lince old cover'd with hairs, the hoof more flat, than age itfelf nothing robs of their prerogatives, prominent, the tail and the mane long. It's The Turks are wont to fhoe their horfes with character is quiet, obedient and docile. They a particular sort of iron, which confifts of are efpecially excellent and durable drawinga plate, that in the forepart and on the Tides horfes, able to make in a fhort time journeys has ihe roundnefs of the hoof, and behind in of more than loo Miles, and obdurate againft the balls terminates in a blunt point. This any change of weather.
Ad00341 05 030a/engMisc. Subj. No. LXXXVIII. Vol. VI. No. 28.
THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES.
Fig. 1. The Arabian horse.
i- his is the most accomplifh'd and nobleft of it's fpecies, and of the middle fize; it's length commonly imports fomewhat move, thaa it's height. II'*, principal diftinctive character is thehead, with a Arai glu flat front; the ears are indeed fomewhat great, but well let; it has beautiful large eyes, fhining with a quiet fire, and a Araight nofe with wide epen noftrils. The well-form'd neck has a Imall indent next to the withers, and the tail is well fei to the finely rounded croup. The line thighs gain by the vigorous mulcles and Sinew» a particular Arength, and the longifh darkgrey hoofs have a very firm confiftency. It is very nimble and durable, hearing without hurt the harHfhips of long and oft repeated marches. As foals they are already mounted by the children of the Arabs; they remain night and day Cad die a% and take an hahit, which united with their other qualities, makes them the best hunting and warhoiTes; a fame, that they have maintain'«! fili ce the most ancient times.
Fig. 2. The horse from Barbary.
abbreviation it is alio call'd Barb, is middlefized, has a Ihecp's head, a thin neck cover'd with fhort manes, lean but A iff fhoulders, a fine back, Ihort Aung loins, a longilh croup, with high fet tail; the thighs are vigorous, but Aretched, and the hoof, like that of the Arabian, fomewhat long. Theie horres are very nimble; at firft indeed they go fomewhat lazily; but being animated, they quickly give proofs of their Itiength and vigour. Next to the horfes from Tunis, thofe from Marocco and Fer-/, are most valued.
Ad00341 05 031a/engMiscell. Subj. LXXXIX. Vol. VI. No. 29.
THE ICE-PALACE UPON THE NEWA AT ST. PETERSBOURG.
1 ho QIIL Section, No. 15 of onr Gallery Fig.. I. the length of which amounted to 52J-, already informed us of the nature of the ice, the breadth to about 16, and the height to a:;d gave us an Recount of a fatali palace, 20 feet. All the decorations of it, the ftatues built with ice. v.'hich we fee here :rprc-[en- themfelves were of ice. At the entrance layted. This happened in la* rigorous wiuter, two dolphins (Fig.. 2.) that in the night caft 1740 at Petersbiurg, in the r«ign of the Era- out ftrcams of burning Naphta. Hard by were pieTs Anna, one attempted already in the placed canons and mortars (Fig.. 3.4.) wholly November, IJtf}, the Brfi building on the tur.i'd out of ice., where with they went fo frozen river of Newn, but die ice of r. cculd fax as to ritfa a [snail charge of gunuot Lear the burden, awl tu yield, powder. Within the palace there were feveNeverthelefs loon afterwards the hructure ral chambei 1, with tables, chairs, watches was repeated on the continent between the and other furniture, altogether wrought out Fort of the Admiralty and the Winterpslace; of ice. Thus this curious ice - palace remain'd which perfectly fucceeded. The large tHpi feveral months till the end of March, when hewn out of ice, were Caßcn'd 6y na I the milder weather bv degrees taeâted it upon it, thai immediately coa^ -. down, viis manner avole the ice-palace, depicted
Ad00341 05 032a/engMiscell. Subj. XC. Vol. VI. No. 30.
COCHINCHINESE CUSTOMS AND DRESSES.
oehinchina, discovered by tbe Portvguefe A prieft in a long yellowifh coloured rube, in tbe fi\tt ent lentnry, is counted lo be one performs his duty, in pronouncing prayers, of tbe molt ìeinarkableft countrys of eaftern Afia, which in re atd to the cuftomsand diref-
Fig. 2. A Group of Cochinchinese.
1rs of its inhabitants, has much refeniblance The Cochinchinefe are harm eie fs good o the neighbouring China. natured people, which if in forno degree comparatif to the Chinefe are rather uniformer in The Cochinchinefe do worship the God there habitudes and drelTes. The women drels Budha or Fo, bceing idolaters. They generally in cotton frocks, were under thefe ride offer to tbe images of thefe protecting deitys drawers, and on holy days they fnpply leverai the BrfMings of their living flocks and of the frocks to the one they generally were. The fruits of the earth. Fig.. I. represents fuch men put on large jackets and trowiers, have an offering brought to Fo. Upon a Banyan there feet uncover'd, and fome tie handkertree (ficus indica) in a large cage of latticed cheefs around their head, in the fhape of a work, is sitted the gore-belly'd, blubcheeked turban; other have hat* or cap* of various wooden idol. Cochinchinefe peafants are ap- forms. The foldiers represented at the right pearmg, having put a ladder of bamboo to hand in the picture annexed are armed the-tree and are worfhipping rice to the idol, with fhields and fwords.
Ad00341 05 033a/engQuadrupeds LXXV. Vol. VI. No. 31.
SCARCE ANIMALS FROM NEW-HOLLAND.
Fig. 1. The fasciated Kanguroo. (Kangurus fasciatus. PERON.)
he Kanguroos, as we know, are a remarJ Kable fpeFig. 2. The Wombat. (Didelphis Wombat. SHAW.)
The Wombat, which is of the same fize as a badger, belongs likewife to the didelphs, as we here fee, where the young ones ifsue out of the pouch of the mother. This animal, which in the exterior form bears much refemblance to a young bear, feeds upon grafs, fcrapes itfelf into the earth with the ftrong claws of the fore-feet, where it lives by day, and by night only it goes abroad in queft of its maintenance. This animal was alfo firft difcover'd in modern times, upon van Diemens-land, that great Island, bordering upon the Southern point of New-Holland.
Ad00341 05 034a/engMiscell. Subj. XCI. Vol. VI. No. 32.
VANDIEMENS - LAND.
Among the islands of Auftralia or the fifth unproportionably thin. Their food chiefly part of the World, Neu Holland is the confifts of roots and feafhells; they go nakmoft confiderable, its greatnefs being al- ed, only fome of them wear fkins of the most equal to that of Europe. The most Kangoroo, the only quadruped ofthat counmeridional point, which according to recent try, around their fhoulders. But of their reobfervations, forms a particular island, was verence to their dead, the neweft french 1649 difcover'd by the Dutch Abel Tasman, traveller Perori found proofs on the finali and call'd Vandiemem-land to the honour neighbouring island of Maria (Fig.. 1.). Ketof the then Governor of Batavia. The inha- ween Cafuartrees there were little huts constants of this island (Fig.. 2.) are favages, ftrncted of barks, examining one of which and ftill on the loweft ftep of culture. We he found within under an elevation of turf, fee here feveral of them aftembled around aines and bones of men; from whence it a fire. They have a forbidding look, their appears, that thefe nations how rude ioecolour is darkbrown, the frame of the bo- ver and uncultivated yet burn their dead dy is indeed long, but compared to the and honour their memory by the conftruchead and the Ihoulders, the lower parts are tion of thefe huts of barks.
Ad00341 05 035a/engPlants CVII. Vol. VI. No. 33.
THE CEDAR OF LIBANON.
The Cedar of Libanon (Pinus Cedro») be- an age of feveral hundred years. But fingle longs to the m oft beautiful trees, that areto Cedars are alfo now found in the gardens be feeu. Its large branches extend them- of England and France. The beautiful Cefelves like fans one over another, yielding dar of Libanon, here repreTented, is met coolnefs and fhade under their arch. The with in the garden of plants or Jardin des pointy leaves or needles fuck together in plantes at Paris, where it was planted in clufters. (a) The fruit or Cedar apple, drawn the year 1734. It forms a ftately tree, the (b) in its natural. greatnefs, and (c) in pro- ftock of which has the compafs of 8 Parifian ine, is perpendicularly fixt on the branche«, feet, and the arched branches form very pieThe wood is reddifh, odoriferous and fit for turesque groups. On that account the Cedar le lneft Joineries. — The Cedar is native merits to be planted as an ornament in the of th »Mount Libanon in Syria, it grows in Parks or gardens of pleafure. tne higher fnowy refiionSi where fc aUaifl
Ad00341 05 036a/engMiscell. Subj. XCII. Vol. VI No. 34.
SUBTERRANEAN CURIOSITIES IN EGYPT.
Fig. 1. Catacombs in Alexandria.
Tin the rock » b«t piaifter'd with mortac. The dead bodies repol'e in longifli excavaihe ancient Egyptians, «hole architectu- tions, which are carved in rows, re is known to be in many refpects lingular and remarkable, went To far, as to bu-
Fig. 2. Subterranean chamber near the Pyramids of Ghizé.
ild to their dead peculiar fnhtenar.ean ■. apartments, where they were preferv'd, and which they call'd Catacombs. Thefe Cata- The fubterranean graves hewn in the combs confifts of leverai chambers , hewn rock were often adorn'd with various hieroout in the rock , being contiguous to the glyphic Fig. ures , as we fee here reprefentgraves. Thofe of Alexandria we lind here ed. But in the Catacombs they not only reprefenied. The entry confifts of a narrow preferv'd the embalmed bodies or mummies hole, through which one gets with difficul- of men, but alfo thofe of hallow'd beafts, ty, and proceeds to feveral moulder'd rooms, efpecially of the Ibis , a bird , which in One round chamber with a vaulted roof is Egypt w-as preferably worfhiped. The boadorn'd by pillars , and a fiuuion is to be dies of thefe birds were embalm'd and prefeen at one paffage. All this work is hewn ferved in longifh velfels.
Ad00341 05 037a/engMiscell. Subj. XCIII. Vol. Vl. No. 35.
THE NILE-MEASURER UPON THE ISLAND OF RAUDAH NEAR CAHIRAH.
It is known, that by the tropic rains the Nile, that great river of Egypt fo extraordinarily rifes in Autumm, that leaving its fhores, for fome time overflows the whole Nile-vale. This is a true benefit to this fandy country ; becaufe , «hilft the Nile fucceffively recedes into its fhores, it leaves behind upon the whole overflow'd furface a fat muddy earth, that is fufficient to fertilize the Nile-valley. That in the yearly inundation the water every-where may penetrate, the Egyptians have conducted canals through the land. In order to perceive exactly after the inundation the height of water at every time, fcales or Nile-meajurers have been raifed in feveral places. The principal of them is that, we give here a draught of, erected on the island of Raudah near Kahirah. Here one finds in a round turret a ciftern, the bottom of which has the fame height with that of the Nile. On the Gde is an opening, through which the Nile water freely may flow in. An octagonal column of marble is in the middle erected, on which the meafure is mark'd, to what height, according to the obfervations, the water after an inundation fucceffively rife9. A peculiar overfeer daily obTerves from the 1. of July, the rifing of the river, which by publie cryer* is notified to the town.
Ad00341 05 038a/engQuadrupeds LXXVI. Vol. VI. No. 36.
THE LION-APE.
Amon" the curiofities of nature ,' which The lion ape inhabits the plains at the the celebrated traveller Sir Alexander Hum- eaftern declivity of the Cordilleras in Southbold has brought us from South-America, America, efpecially the fertile fhores of there is alfo a nice little monkey, attain- Putumayo and Caqueté. But there too it ing the length of but 7 or 8 inches, and belongs to the fcarce animals, and Sir on account of its extraordinary likenofs to Alexander Humbold during his fojourn in the king of animals juftly call'd lion-ape. that country law only two individuals. Its mane and ftretched body is quite refem- They were kept in a cage and were very bling to the lion in miniature, but the fa- lively and merry; yet being provok'd they ce and the feet inftantly betray the gentle angrily briftled their mane. Till now nolittle monkey. The colour of the face is ne of thefe nice beafts has been carried to half black and balf white, and that of the Europe, remaining body yellowifh and olive-brown. «
Ad00341 05 039a/engPlants. CVIII. Vol. VI. 37
GERMAN GEATRA OR STELLATE MUSHROOMS.
gilrman geastra or stellate mushrooms. J liefe elegant German wood-inhabitants have indeed the fkinned globular hollow feed b'ox, and in it the Coloured pnwdery liule grains of feed, which cleave to the fubtle filaments, in common with 'he much frequenter and more known puff balls in ibeir maturity ; but diluug.iiih ihemfehes by a more regular and commonly more elegant uperiing (mouth) for the releaXe of the ripe little grains of feed, and by an exterior thick cover, that fplits into rays, forming .1 hell,ite b.ifis. Thefe mufhrooml grow under the earth, rifing at laft out of it, when they are unlolding thenifelves.
Fig. 1 et 2. The crowned geastrum or stellate mushroom. (Geastrum coronatum.)
The ftarlike cover has always more than five rays, which indeed fpread wi.ie from one another, but do not bend backwards. Thi- inferior or exterior fur face ol il u darkbrnwn, and Jh,igreen-like granulated. The protuberance« are white. (Fig. 2.) The npinr or interior lurface is white, but foon becomes cbiiiky, the chinks appearing brown. I) 1 nil Ipi cies parti) grows in a loamy and clayifh, partly in «Candy ground.
Fig. 3 et 4. The brown-red geastrum or stellate mushroom. (Geastrum rufescens.)
The ftellate cover of this species ü brownied, fleck, and not only fpreads wide, but befides bends backwards, and raifes the glohulir leed box. Its upper furtace becomes likewife chinky (Fig. 4.) Thefe mufhroomi preferably grow in fir-and pine-groves.
Fig. 5. The hygrometric geastrum or stellate mushroom. (Geastrum hygrometricum.)
The colour of this mufhroom is rather yellow-brown. The ftellate cover beaming with many rays only difplays itself, without bending backwards, but has this remarkable property, that, as often as it dries up , it forcibly claps upwards together, and difplays itself agaio after a leeoni moiftening. From this différent appearance in a moift and dry eft ue, this species has got its fumarne. It likes preferably a fandy ground.
Ad00341 05 040a/engInsects. L. Vol. VI. No. 38.
GERMAN NOCTURNAL BUTTERFLIES.
Fig. 1. The glossy white butterfly. (Phalaena bombyx salicis.)
T1 he caterpillar and nymph of this white nocturnal butterfly (a) is many years fo frequently met with upon willows and poplars, that whole plantations are laid wafte by them. fae hiver-bright nocturnal butterfly (d)
at A*t timo flies about in great Twarms. The caterpillar fpins itself between the leaves of ^IWs (c) and transforms itself into a brown nymph (b.)
Fig. 2. The great ermine butterfly. (Phalaena bomhyx vinula.)
Dame °n -count of lhe foft The upperwings are diûinguifh'd by grey and reddilh undulating lines. The green caterpillar (A) is of a lingular Fig. ure; it feems to be cover'd with fcales of a coat of mail, and the hind end terminates in a forky tail. The caterpillar fpins itself into fplinters of wood (C) and metamorpbofes itself into a brown nymph (B.)
Fig. 3. The little pigeon. (Sphinx stellatarum.)
The little pigeon is a known butterfly of twilight, fluttering in the gardens towards evening with great fwiftnefs from flower to flower. ïïc exhibit it here drawn, like the other butterflies, in its natural fize. The green-yellow caterpillar is found on feveral plants.
Ad00341 05 041a/engMiscell. Subj. XCIV. Vol. VI. No. 39.
THE COLUMN OF POMPEIUS.
About half a league from the walls of the according to the neweft french meafuremeni, modern city of Alexandria in Egypt one amounts altogether to 88 Parifian feet, 6 inmeets with the remarkable column here re- ches. The height of the column itielf exceeds prefented, of reddifh granite, the highest lomething 63 feet, and the diameter of it hitherto known. Therefore the Arabians amounts to 8 feet, 4 inches. The CoiinthiTti calFd it the column of columns. Likely it chapiter is adorn'd with fleek foliage. To has been in more ancient times furrounded the upper plinth leverai travellers have climby other columns, with which it belonged to bed up, in order to meafure the column; a grand building of parade. and in the year 1733 eight Englifhmen emptied upon it for fport's fake a bowl of Punch. This magnificent column of granite con- Why the column carries the name of Pomfilts of three pieces, de chapiter, the column peius, we don't know, fince to his memory itself, and the pedefial, the height of which, it has not been erected.
Ad00341 05 042a/engMiscell. Subj. XCV. Vol. VI. No. 40.
THE CALMUCKS.
Jlie Calmucks are a paEoTal people of the Mongolick race, inhabititig the middle and being Tiihject partly to the Ruffian, partly to the Chine.'e dominion. By their fiat Tentures they are disFig. ured, but are goodnatured, ducile and very bofpJM As a paftoral people they wander with iheir herds in the heaths of Afia from onepafinre to the other, wherefore both men and women from iheir youth live on horfes, their whole drefs being nrjufted to that end. Their hulnunun are funnel-like tents of felt, with W1&14 Vlhen thcy renjove> flJnip. ters are bfcargétf. ],;,. , we ^^ ifae camp of iuch a horde of CrtW flJnip. ters are bfcargétf. ],;,. , we ^^ ifae camp of iuch a horde of CrtW, v.h in the foreground the migration begins. On the left one perceives the lomb of one of their Lamas or priefts. The wealth of the Calmucks confifts of their herds of horfes, oxen, cows and fheep. Fig. 2. exhibits us an hufbandry of Calmucks. On both fides of the great tent of felt girls are bufied with milking the mares and cows. In the middle we fee a Calmuck woman dreffing a /kin; near her /lands a lad with the horfe, holding a long 1'taff with thenoofe, by means of which the wild horfes are caught. In the fore-ground feveral Calmucks play at chefs, the favorite play of this people. ere
Ad00341 05 043a/engBirds LXXVII. Vol. VI. No. 41.
THE CASUAR OF NEW-HOLLAND.
The Casuar of New- Holland was but lately the forepart of the neck a great whitifh roll, difcover'd on that great Archipel of the South- Tho' it cannot fly, yet it runs with extraorfea, and the neweft French voyage of difco- dinary quicknefs, and on account of its wildvery gives us the following excellent picture nefs is difficult to be tam'd. Its flefh being of it. This Cafuar confiderably differs from favoury, it is hunted; the eggs too are enthe Afiatick, which we became acquainted joyd. The young ones in the firft month of with Vol. I. No. 3. of our Gallery. The Ca- their age are brown, with white ftreaks, as Juar of New- Holland (Cafuarius novae Hoi- we fee them here depicted before their molandiae) has a length of 7 feet, being coverd ther (Fig. 2.) The next month they become all-over with grey-brown long briftly fea- quite grey. The Cafuar of New-Holland as theirs, which in the male (Fig. 1.) form in well as the Afiatick feeds upon vegetables.
Ad00341 05 044a/engPlants CIX. Vol. VI.No. 42.
THE RAMUSTAN-TREE.
The Pi.anibuftan or hairy fruit (Nephelium broken up, one-finds (a) five kernels near one echinatum) grows in Java, Sumatra and in anotlier vertically converging in a center, the Molucky Islands on a highgrown tree, furroundecl with a fweetifh pappy Cr.bftance, much refembling to our chefnut-tree. From and inclore.d in.a whitilo fki'n. The Rarnbw the bloffoiTiS, which only appear like green little flan fruit ripens at the fame time with the buds, the fruit unfolds itself, being of the big- Mangufuna, that we have feen depicted nefs of a walnutand allovei cover'd with hairs. (Tab. 24.); it is for its cooling quality a beThis exterior covering is at firic green, after- loved meat in the Indies, wards it becomes deep orange-tawny. Being
Ad00341 05 045a/engAmphibia. XXIV. Vol. VI. No. 43.
THE PROPOSCIS-SEAL.
The Seals are known to be a species of suck- ver'd an uncommonly great species , the Proina animals, that commonly live in the fea, bofcis - Seal (Phoca probofcidea) that attaint difadvamageoutly diftinguifhing therr.Ielves to a length of 35 till 30 feet, which we fee by their ugly, deformed body. They are here leverai imaged of. The upperpart of ready fwimmers, yet they often emerge on the fnout of this miffhapen beaft protracts itthe fea-fhore; their food confifts of nfb.es, felf into a fort of probofcis, that has given maritime animals and fea - weeds. At the the name to this kind of feals. At a diftance coafts of New-Holland, efpecially near Kings- we perceive fome of them in an upright poIsland, the neweft French travellers disco- sture, just when they aie chased.
Ad00341 05 046a/engInsects LI. Vol. VI. No. 44.
BEAUTIFUL GERMAN NIGHT-BUTTERFLIES.
Fig. 1. The Matron. (Phalaena bombyx matronula.)
This beautiful phalaena arises from a roughhaired caterpillar, which is met with on several plants. The butterfly has umberbrown «pperwings with yellow spots. The yellow underwings are blackstain'd. The big body «rcadet red with black crofs-bands.
Fig. 2. The vary-coloured Phalaena. (Phalaena bombyx versicolor.)
It belong in r>" »oths diftiagui;hi Gennan>- to the «««• wi,gS agreeably r.^f. b/ the "^1" low and brown hues VU ^*' **
" »oths diftiagui;hi Gennan>- to the «««• wi,gS agreeably r.^f. b/ the "^1" low and brown hues VU ^*' **
- to the «««• wi,gS agreeably r.^f. b/ the "^1" low and brown hues VU ^*' **
Fig. 3. The drone-wanderer. (Sphinx fuciformis.)
■"« Sphin, (b. e,) refembleS) atthe firfi Fig. ht, our common drone, whence it has got its name. It proceeds from a great green caterpillar, and flies at broad daylight humming, about many flowers.
Fig. 4. The Diana.
A beautiful phalaena, which is likewife pretty rare, and whose upperwings, are green, white and black-marbled.
Fig. 5. The Widow. (Phalaena bombyx Hebe.)
The white upperwings are adorn'd by black crofs-bands with an orange- tawny border. The fcarlet underwings give to this Phalaena a gorgeous appearance.
Ad00341 05 047a/engMiscell. Subj. XCVI. VoI. VI. No. 45
THE FLYING MACHINE OF MR. DEGEN.
A here is no doubt, that the man, whose ingenuity did so many things contrive, has often conceiv'd the thought of imitating the flight of birds by artificial wings, in order to soar with easinefs into the immense spaces of the air. Now a skilful watch maker at Vienna, Mr. James Dcgen has latelymade lucky attempts to rise up to the air by means of artificial wings. This artificer with his flying machine we see here (Fig.. I.) imaged. Mr. Drgcn namely construed to himself two wings in the form of a heart (of which Fig.. 2. gives the sight from above) of fine paper imbih'd with varnish, that have a surface of [16 square- feet ; and a length of 10 feet. For elasticity's sake the artificer ran ihrough the whole with itreaki of reed, combin'd by silken strings. The body of the fl\ing man standi tiprigh-, as we see, between the wings, being by several bamboos (aa) united with the machine. The hands (bh) are moving the crooked pole, by which the clap of the wings in horizontal direction up and down is brought about. The first attempt was made by Mr. Dcgen in the spring 1808. in lhe ridinghouse at Vienna, where he by means of a counter-balance, fasten'd by a string (d) rose to a height ol 54 feet. In order to repeat his experiments in the free air, Mr. Degen combin'd a small air-balloon with his machine, and thus on the 12'1' and 15th of Nuvhr. he took his flight in the Prater near Vienna repeatedly in different directions in the air 10 the surprise ol all the Ctatort, and came tnhuit back again. These experiments yielded to the artificer j.it of IO,(XiO imperial florins.
Ad00341 05 048a/engMiscell. Subj. XCVII. Vol. VI. No. 46.
REMARKABLE MOUNTAINS.
The Pic of Teneriffa.
Among the Canary Islands, situate westward from North-Africa in the Atlantic Ocean, that of Teneriffa distinguishes itself by its lofty, pointed mountain or Pico de Teyde. It is elevated 12,420 feet above the surface of the Sea; we behold it here represented from the Sea-side or the bay of Santa Cruz. The city of Santa Cruz lies before us on the Sea-shore.
The Pic is situated towards the Southpart of the Island. Its summit ist naked, where a great volcanic Crater appears, surrounded with more than 70 little ones on the different lava-beds. The lava covers the top of the Pic; the nether regions are cover'd with pumice. This Vulcano upon Teneriffa is not yet extinguish’d, but sulphureous steams are almost perpetually amending from it. The last great eruption of uncommon violence happen'd in the year 1707.
Since almost all ships, bound for the East-Indies, are landing at Teneriffa; this Pic, just now described by us, is universally known, having been mounted by many European travellers.
Ad00341 05 049a/engMiscell Subjects. XCVIII. Vol. VI. No. 47.
OPERA OF COCHINCHINA.
The inhabitants of Cochinthina on the east- This they did to the honour of the first accoaft of Asia are very fond of fpectacles, mu- treft, who on the left was there leated at fick and dance. Their companies of players, fpectatrefs in the dref« of an old queen. The that ate fent for in the houfes, give hiftori- three girls held an eafy dialogue, which wai cal reprefentations, operas and dances, which interrupted by merry airs. Their fong wat tre accompanied by a noisy mufick of trum- fbrieking, yet they pretty well kept time, pets, kettle-drums, and caftanett. The whole wat accompanied by mufick and The Englifsh Embaffador, Lord Macart- dance; thus opera and ballet were join'd tone/, when he on his embally in the year pether. An old man, drefi'd like a buffoon, 1792 alfo was in Cochinchina, faw the folio- «pproach'd now and then to the girls, perforwing reprefentation. In the interior part of ming feveral buffooneries. In this manner it an edifice a folemn opera with chorus's was continued a confidprable time. During this given by a company of players. During the interlude fofter mufick was heard, at laft the firft theatrical reprefentation, the noify juft noify inftruments founded again. As a Fig. n now mention'd inftruments, made a hideout of applaufe the numerous affembly of (pectanoife. Upon this follow'd an interlude, very tors threw from time to time copper-money agreeably reprefented by three young girls, to the players.
Ad00341 05 050a/engMiscell. Subjects. XCIX. Vol. VI. No. 48.
THE TRIUMPHAL ARCH OF THE EMPEROR CONSTANTIN AT ROME.
In Otdet to immortalize the ac,;ms of Heroes, the ancient Remans conftructeil to the honour of the victora trimr arches of uncommon magnificence, aiicru'd with ike fiuefi Lculptnxtt. In the modern Rome there are hill extant feveral of Rich triumph«! arches. One of the most intire is here represented, which hands in the firft quarter of Rome between the Monte Celio and Monte Palatino. It was erected to the honour of the Emperor Conßantin the great, when he in the year 31J C. n. had vanquirird Maxentius. Tins iriun Arch of marble his a large patfage, and two lif.le ones, and is adorn'd with 20 great baffo - relievo's of fculpture. On each oi the long fides ftand upon 4 corinthian columns, ftatues of yellow marble (giallo antico), reprefenting Dacians. Thefe as well as the most carvings of this triumphal arch were taken from earlier monuments of the Emperor Trajan, and have a relation e victory of him over the Dacians. Orer the middle arch hands a latin infeription, by which this triumphal arch is con. lecrated to the Emperor Conftantine. Sia« ce the inferior part by little and little was crumbled down, tha prefent Pope Piut VII. order'.I in the year 1805, to dig out the whole bafii and to fcreen it for the future by an incompufiing. j) In the background one perceive« a part of the ColiJeum. 3)
Ad00341 05 051a/engMiscell. Subj. C. Vol. VI. No. 49.
THE COLOSSUS IN THE GARDEN OF THE PALACE PRATOLINO NEAR FLORENCE.
Si«c Itnlbn miles from Florence on the declivity of ihe mountain Settario lies the remarkajbht palace of Pratolino with its a table garden. It belong'd to thè Grind-duke? oi Tofcanâ, but now it i» almtf; ir.thely decayed. The Pratolino was confuucted 1569 under Francis, a fon of Cosinus de' Medicit by the Ikilful architect Bi/mitu'cnti. Nature and art united themselves, to form out of it an lite banting refideaca. Atnongß other one conici to a place, round incloled with thick treei. Ueie rifes over a bafia full of cle*r and limpid water the colofTal ftatue of the God Apennin, which being raifed would be about 100 feet h With one hand the god repofes on the rock, with the other he feems to prefs the head of a fea-monfter, from whose ja>vs a jet of water is gufhing out. The whole ftatue is conlirucled of Itone and brick, and over-la\'d with mortar. Inwardly it is hollow, and one finis in the head a pretty little :.ber, where the windows open themfalves in the eye-balls.
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