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and about forty miles in breadth. It abounds with fishes, and runs 

 into tlie gulf of Finland by the river Narva. 



In Sweden Proper, which !ia^ many rivers, there are a still greater 

 number of lakes. The principal of the latter is the lake of M ALER, 

 which is situated between Upland, Suderruanland, and Westman. 

 land. It is seventy-two miles in length, yields great plenty of fishes, 

 and is said to contain twelve hundred and ninety islands. It has a 

 communication with the sea through the mouths of the north 

 and south rivers, which enter it near Stockholm, and its banks are 

 beautifully diversified with towns, castles, churches, noblemen's 

 seats, and other edifices. 



There are twenty* three lakes in East Gothland, the most remark, 

 able of which is the WETTER, which extends ninety miles in length, 

 and iifteen in breadth, and contains two or three islands. It has but 

 one outlet, which is by the river Mofala, though above forty little 

 streams discharge themselves into it. This lake is said to lie above 

 a hundred feet higher than either the Baltic or the North Sea, and is 

 deep and clear, but very boisterous in winter. Along the banks 

 of the lake Wetter, are found agate, cornelians, touch stone, and 

 rattle-stone. 



Tlie celebrated lake of ZIRKNIZER in the Germanic province of 

 Carniola, we have already described*; it takes its name from the 

 neighbouring market-town, and is encompassed with wild, rough, 

 and stony mountains; but round it also lie two citadels, nine vil- 

 lages, and twenty churches. 



The lake of CONSTANCE is one of the great boundaries which se. 

 parale Swisserland from Germany ; the broadest part extends into 

 Swisserland, while that towards Germany divides itself into two 

 arms, one of which is called the Zellersee, or lake of Zel!, and the 

 other the Bodmen, Ueberlingersee, or lake of Ueberliugen. In the 

 latter is the island of Meinau, which is about a mile in circumfe- 

 rence, and not many years ago belonged to the knights of the Teu- 

 tonic order; in the former is the island of Reichenau. The whole 

 lake, from Brjegentz to Zell, is also distinguished by two appella- 

 tions ; the part from Bregentz to Constance being called the Upper 

 Lake^ and that from Constance to Zell the Lotzer Lake : Mr. 

 Coxe calls it " the Inferior Lake of Constance, or the Zeller See;*' 

 the extent of which from Stein to Constance, he says, is sixteen 



* Sec Section iv, 6, of the present chapter. 



