VOLUME IV

The peace palace at the Hague
the old papal palace at Avignon
the walls of Avignon, built by the popes
Vaucluse:  The “Fountain,” Or the source of the river SORGUE
the Pont du Gard, near Avignon
Rheims
Amiens
the facade of Rheims cathedral
the bayeux cathedral
Rouen
the Rouen cathedral
the cathedral of Chartres
Orleans
the chateau of Blois
the chateau of Amboise
the chateau of LOCHES
mount st. Michael in Cornwall, England
Mont st. Michel in Normandy, France
Carcassonne
the lion’s mound and other monuments, Waterloo
ruins of the chateau HUGOMONT, Waterloo
the harbor of Rotterdam
the MONTALBAANS tower, Amsterdam
canal and houses in Amsterdam
Scheveningen, Holland
on the pier at Ostend
Utrecht
the east gate of Delft
lake at the Hague
canal at Dortrecht

IV

CATHEDRALS AND CHATEAUX

(Continued)

BAYEUX AND ITS FAMOUS TAPESTRIES[A]

[Footnote A:  From “A Bibliographical Tour in France and Germany.”]

BY THOMAS FROGNALL DIBDIN

The diligence brought me here from Caen in about two hours and a half.  The country, during the whole route, is open, well cultivated, occasionally gently undulating, but generally denuded of trees.  Many pretty little churches, with delicate spires, peeped out to the right and left during the journey; but the first view of the cathedral of Bayeux put all the others out of my recollection.

There is, in fact, no proper approach to this interesting edifice.  The western end is suffocated with houses.  Here stands the post-office; and with the most unsuspecting frankness, on the part of the owner, I had permission to examine, with my own hands, within doors, every letter—­under the expectation that there were some for myself.  Nor was I disappointed.