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BELGIUM
AGENTS
BRUSSELS The Hôtel de Ville, a corner of the Grande Place, showing La Maison des Brasseurs, La Maison du Cygne, and La Maison de l'Étoile.
BRUSSELS The Hôtel de Ville, a corner of the Grande Place, showing La Maison des Brasseurs, La Maison du Cygne, and La Maison de l'Étoile.
BELGIUM PAINTED BY AMÉDÉE FORESTIER · TEXT BY GEORGE W. T. OMOND PUBLISHED BY A. & C. BLACK · SOHO SQUARE LONDON · W · MCMVIII
Contents
List of Illustrations
BRUGES AND WEST FLANDERS
BRUGES AND WEST FLANDERS CHAPTER I THE MARKET-PLACE AND BELFRY—EARLY HISTORY OF BRUGES
BRUGES A corner of the Market on the Grand' Place.
BELL-RINGER PLAYING A CHIME
BRUGES Porte d'Ostende.
BRUGES A corner of the Market on the Grand' Place.
BELL-RINGER PLAYING A CHIME
BRUGES Porte d'Ostende.
CHAPTER II BALDWIN BRAS-DE-FER—THE PLACE DU BOURG—MURDER OF CHARLES THE GOOD
BRUGES Rue de l'Âne Aveugle (showing end of Town Hall and Bridge connecting it with Palais de Justice).
BRUGES Quai du Rosaire.
BRUGES Rue de l'Âne Aveugle (showing end of Town Hall and Bridge connecting it with Palais de Justice).
BRUGES Quai du Rosaire.
CHAPTER III THE BÉGUINAGE—CHURCHES—THE RELIC OF THE HOLY BLOOD
BRUGES The Béguinage.
BRUGES Quai des Marbriers.
BRUGES The Béguinage.
BRUGES Quai des Marbriers.
CHAPTER IV THE BRUGES MATINS—BATTLE OF THE GOLDEN SPURS
A FLEMISH YOUNG WOMAN
A FLEMISH BURGHER
A FLEMISH YOUNG WOMAN
A FLEMISH BURGHER
CHAPTER V DAMME—THE SEA-FIGHT AT SLUIS—SPLENDOUR OF BRUGES IN THE MIDDLE AGES— THE FALL AND LOSS OF TRADE
BRUGES Quai du Miroir.
BRUGES Quai du Miroir.
CHAPTER VI 'BRUGES LA MORTE'
BRUGES View of the Palais du Franc.
BRUGES Maison du Pélican (Almshouse).
BRUGES
BRUGES View of the Palais du Franc.
BRUGES Maison du Pélican (Almshouse).
BRUGES
CHAPTER VII THE PLAIN OF WEST FLANDERS—YPRES
THE FLEMISH PLAIN
A FLEMISH COUNTRY GIRL
DUINHOEK Interior of a Farmhouse.
ADINKERQUE At the Kermesse.
A FARMSTEADING
YPRES Place du Musée (showing Top Part of the Belfry).
YPRES Arcade under the Nieuwerk.
THE FLEMISH PLAIN
A FLEMISH COUNTRY GIRL
DUINHOEK Interior of a Farmhouse.
ADINKERQUE At the Kermesse.
A FARMSTEADING
YPRES Place du Musée (showing Top Part of the Belfry).
YPRES Arcade under the Nieuwerk.
CHAPTER VIII FURNES—THE PROCESSION OF PENITENTS
FURNES Grande Place and Belfry.
FURNES Peristyle of Town Hall and Palais de Justice.
NIEUPORT Interior of Church.
FURNES Tower of St. Nicholas.
FURNES In St. Walburge's Church.
FURNES Grande Place and Belfry.
FURNES Peristyle of Town Hall and Palais de Justice.
NIEUPORT Interior of Church.
FURNES Tower of St. Nicholas.
FURNES In St. Walburge's Church.
CHAPTER IX NIEUPORT—THE BATTLE OF THE DUNES
NIEUPORT A Fair Parishioner.
NIEUPORT Hall and Vicarage.
NIEUPORT The Quay, with Eel-boats and Landing-stages.
NIEUPORT The Town Hall.
NIEUPORT Church Porch (Evensong).
NIEUPORT A Fair Parishioner.
NIEUPORT Hall and Vicarage.
NIEUPORT The Quay, with Eel-boats and Landing-stages.
NIEUPORT The Town Hall.
NIEUPORT Church Porch (Evensong).
CHAPTER X THE COAST OF FLANDERS
THE DUNES A Stormy Evening.
AN OLD FARMER
LA PANNE Interior of a Flemish Inn.
LA PANNE A Flemish Inn—Playing Skittles.
THE DUNES A Stormy Evening.
AN OLD FARMER
LA PANNE Interior of a Flemish Inn.
LA PANNE A Flemish Inn—Playing Skittles.
CHAPTER XI COXYDE—THE SCENERY OF THE DUNES
COXYDE A Shrimper on Horseback.
COXYDE A shrimper
ADINKERQUE Village and Canal.
COXYDE A Shrimper on Horseback.
COXYDE A shrimper
ADINKERQUE Village and Canal.
EAST FLANDERS AND BRABANT
EAST FLANDERS AND BRABANT
CHAPTER XII GHENT
GHENT An old lace-maker.
GHENT The Banquet Hall, Château des Comtes.
GHENT Béguinage de Mont St. Amand.
GHENT The Arrière Faucille (Achter Sikkel).
GHENT The ruins of the cloisters of the Abbey of St. Bavon.
GHENT An old lace-maker.
GHENT The Banquet Hall, Château des Comtes.
GHENT Béguinage de Mont St. Amand.
GHENT The Arrière Faucille (Achter Sikkel).
GHENT The ruins of the cloisters of the Abbey of St. Bavon.
CHAPTER XIII THE DUKES OF BRABANT—THE JOYEUSE ENTRÉE—END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
BRUSSELS Place de Brouckére.
BRUSSELS Entrance to the old church of the Carmelites.
BRUSSELS Place de Brouckére.
BRUSSELS Entrance to the old church of the Carmelites.
CHAPTER XIV THE BOMBARDMENT OF 1695—THE GRANDE PLACE—CHURCH OF STE. GUDULE—CHARLES OF LORRAINE
BRUSSELS The Cathedral of Ste. Gudule.
BRUSSELS The Cathedral of Ste. Gudule.
CHAPTER XV JOSEPH II. AND THE REVOLUTION OF BRABANT
BRUSSELS Old houses in the Grande Place.
BRUSSELS Old houses in the Grande Place.
CHAPTER XVI THE JACOBINS OF BRUSSELS—VISIT OF NAPOLEON—THE HUNDRED DAYS
BRUSSELS Rue de Namur.
WATERLOO The farm of La Belle Alliance and the mound surmounted by the Belgian lion.
BRUSSELS Rue de Namur.
WATERLOO The farm of La Belle Alliance and the mound surmounted by the Belgian lion.
CHAPTER XVII THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT—THE REVOLUTION OF 1830
CHAPTER XVIII THE VICISSITUDES OF ANTWERP
ANTWERP The Cathedral—Chapel of St. Joseph.
ANTWERP The Vieille Boucherie.
ANTWERP Old houses in the Rue de l'Empereur.
ANTWERP Archway under the Vieille Boucherie.
ANTWERP The Concierge of the Musée Plantin-Moretus.
ANTWERP The Place Verte.
ANTWERP The Musée Plantin-Moretus (the Arrière Boutique).
ANTWERP The roadstead from the Tête de Flandre.
ANTWERP The Cathedral—Chapel of St. Joseph.
ANTWERP The Vieille Boucherie.
ANTWERP Old houses in the Rue de l'Empereur.
ANTWERP Archway under the Vieille Boucherie.
ANTWERP The Concierge of the Musée Plantin-Moretus.
ANTWERP The Place Verte.
ANTWERP The Musée Plantin-Moretus (the Arrière Boutique).
ANTWERP The roadstead from the Tête de Flandre.
LIÉGE AND THE ARDENNES
LIÉGE AND THE ARDENNES
CHAPTER XIX THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIÉGE
THE CHÂTEAU DE WAULSORT ON THE MEUSE
CHÂTEAU DE WALZIN, IN THE LESSE VALLEY
THE CHÂTEAU DE WAULSORT ON THE MEUSE
CHÂTEAU DE WALZIN, IN THE LESSE VALLEY
CHAPTER XX EARLY HISTORY OF LIÉGE—BISHOP NOTGER—THE COURT OF PEACE
THE EPISCOPAL PALACE—OUTER COURT, LIÉGE
PONT DES ARCHES, LIÉGE
ESCALIER DE LA FONTAINE, LIÉGE
THE HOSPITAL, DINANT
THE EPISCOPAL PALACE—OUTER COURT, LIÉGE
PONT DES ARCHES, LIÉGE
ESCALIER DE LA FONTAINE, LIÉGE
THE HOSPITAL, DINANT
CHAPTER XXI THE DUKES OF BURGUNDY—DESTRUCTION OF LIÉGE BY CHARLES THE BOLD
LA MAISON CURTIUS, LIÉGE
LE ROCHER BAYARD, DINANT
OLD HOUSE OF THE QUAI DE LA GOFFE, LIÉGE
LA MAISON CURTIUS, LIÉGE
LE ROCHER BAYARD, DINANT
OLD HOUSE OF THE QUAI DE LA GOFFE, LIÉGE
CHAPTER XXII THE WILD BOAR OF ARDENNES
A PEASANT WOMAN OF THE ARDENNES
THE RIVER SAMBRE SEEN FROM THE PONT DE SAMBRE, NAMUR
LA GLEIZE, A VILLAGE IN THE ARDENNES
A PEASANT WOMAN OF THE ARDENNES
THE RIVER SAMBRE SEEN FROM THE PONT DE SAMBRE, NAMUR
LA GLEIZE, A VILLAGE IN THE ARDENNES
CHAPTER XXIII ÉRARD DE LA MARCK—THE PRINCIPALITY IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
GENERAL VIEW OF DINANT
THE ROMANESQUE CHURCH, HASTIÈRE
GENERAL VIEW OF DINANT
THE ROMANESQUE CHURCH, HASTIÈRE
CHAPTER XXIV THE CHIROUX AND THE GRIGNOUX—THE TRAGIC BANQUET OF WARFUSÉE
LE PERRON LIÉGEOIS, LIÉGE
LA VIEILLE BOUCHERIE, LIÉGE
THE EPISCOPAL PALACE—INNER COURT, LIÉGE
LE PERRON LIÉGEOIS, LIÉGE
LA VIEILLE BOUCHERIE, LIÉGE
THE EPISCOPAL PALACE—INNER COURT, LIÉGE
CHAPTER XXV THE GAMING-TABLES AT SPA—THE FRENCH REVOLUTION—ANNEXATION OF THE PRINCIPALITY
PONT DU PROPHÈTE, PROMENADE MEYERBEER, SPA WOODS
PONT DU PROPHÈTE, PROMENADE MEYERBEER, SPA WOODS
CHAPTER XXVI LIÉGE AND THE VALLEY OF THE MEUSE IN MODERN TIMES—BOUILLON
PONT DE JAMBES ET CITADELLE, NAMUR
CHÂTEAU DE BOUILLON, IN THE SEMOIS VALLEY
PONT DE JAMBES ET CITADELLE, NAMUR
CHÂTEAU DE BOUILLON, IN THE SEMOIS VALLEY
INDEX
Sketch Map of BELGIUM and part of HOLLAND
Sketch Map of BELGIUM and part of HOLLAND
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