picturesque scenery
121Earl of Dunbar — Der Titel Earl of Dunbar (bei Schaffung zunächst Earl of Lothian) war ein gräflicher Adelstitel im Südosten Schottlands vom 12. bis zum 15. Jahrhundert. Zeitweise wurde alternativ auch die Bezeichnung Earl of March geläufig. Der erste Träger des… …
122William Miller (Graveur) — William Miller um 1862 William Miller (* 28. Mai 1796 in Edinburgh; † 10. Januar 1882 in Sheffield) war ein schottischer Kupferstecher, berühmt für seine Interpretationen der Werke bekannter Maler wie William Turner …
123BLACK FOREST — (488), a wooded mountain chain 4000 ft. high (so called from the black pines that cover it), which runs parallel with the Rhine, and E. of it, through Würtemberg and Baden, from the Swiss frontier to Carlsruhe; is remarkable for its… …
124CANARY ISLANDS — (288), a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic, off the NW. African coast, belonging to Spain, with rocky coasts, and wild, picturesque scenery; on the lower levels the climate is delightful, and sugar, bananas, and dates grow; farther… …
125CAPRI — a small island at the entrance from the S. of the bay of Naples, with a capital of the same name on the eastern side; a favourite retreat of the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius, and noted for its fine air and picturesque scenery …
126CONNAUGHT — (724), a western province of Ireland, 105 m. long and 92 m. broad, divided into five counties; is the smallest and most barren of the provinces, but abounds in picturesque scenery; the people are pure Celts …
127CONNEMARA — a wild district with picturesque scenery in W. of co. Galway, Ireland …
128MAN, ISLE OF — (56), a small island in the Irish Sea, 35 m. W. of Cumberland and about the same distance E. of Co. Down; from its equable climate and picturesque scenery is a favourite holiday resort; it has important lead mines at Laxey and Foxdale; fishing …
