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 MUNCH 



MUNICH, the capital of the kingdom of Bavaria, 

 U situated in a plain on the west bank oi' the Iser. It 

 is surrounded will* a rampart, which induces three- 

 fourths of the houses, the other one- fourth constituting 

 the suburbs. Munich is divided into four quarters by 

 of two spacious streets, at right angles to one 

 the place of intersection forming the principal 

 square. The streets are in general broad, and the 

 houses neat and well built, though high. The princi- 

 pal public building ia the palace, which, t.'. 

 in its exterior, is within splendid and magivUicent. It 

 contains a grand saloon, called the White Horses ; the 

 grand imperial lull, which, is reckoned the finest in 

 Germany ; the cabinet adorned with 150 miniatures. 

 each of which is valued at 200 old Louis; the bed of 

 Charles VII. die embroidery of which, in gold, silver, 

 and pearls, weighs 94 quintals ; a tapestry, represent- 

 ing the actions of Otho of Wittelsuach the great mar- 

 ble staircase ; the gallery of pictures ; tlie treasury, coi>- 

 taining a Urge Collection of diamonds, rubies, emerald.*, 

 the royal chapel, with its valuable deposits, such as 

 a virgin of gold, weighing 22 Ibs. a superb picture of 

 Michael Angelo, and the small altar which Mary Queen 

 of Scots uxrd in prison ; a fine organ, the famous pa. 

 Istine pearl, and the model of Trajan's column, which 

 cost 10,000 ducats, the ground being of lapis la/.uli, 

 and the bas relief in bronze. It was executed in 1 7,so 

 by Livadier, and the bas reliefs by Bartolom. 



The principal church of Munich is that of Notre 

 Dame, which contains the monument of the Emperor 

 Louis I V. besides thirty altars, and painting! of great 

 value. The church of the Theatint, built on the mo- 

 del of the Vatican, contains a fine painting of the 

 plague at Naples, by Sandrat. The church of the Au- 

 gustins has a fine painting by Tintoret, which was cut 

 ui two in order to get room to snuff the candles. The 

 other principal churches are t!ut of the ci-devant Je- 

 iii in, now beloopag to the Knights of Malta ; the 

 church of St. Peter, adorned with fine paintings: that 

 of the Knight* of Malta, containing a treasure worth 

 two millions of florins; and that of. the English reli- 

 gions, who instruct young girls gratis not only in re- 

 ligion, tat in objects of useful industry. Munich 

 rr, twenty-two churches. The other 



are the old electoral palace ; the pa- 

 ! of Prince Eugene Beanharnois ; the Jesuits' col- 

 lege, containing several saloons, in one of which the 

 of sciences holds its sittings, while another is 

 ( with physical and mechanical instruments and 

 , sod objects of natural history ; the convent of 

 the FrandaCBMSv which contain* a fine copy of the last 

 judgment, by Michael Angelo ; the land-haus, where 

 the state* meet ; the council bouse ; the arsenal ; the 

 new opera bouse ; the barracks ; the mint ; the hos- 

 pital of St. Esprit ; the great military garden. 



The principal literary and useful establishments are 

 the academy of sciences, established in 1 T.VI ; the school 

 of design ; the military school ; the lyceum ; the gym- 

 nasmm ; the uminssj for training teachers ; the obser- 

 vatory and the veterinary and surgical schools ; the 

 bouse of industry, and the house of education, both of 

 which were established by Count Huraibrd ; four or- 

 phan house* ; a lock-hospital, and a house of correc- 

 tion. The principal libraries an those of the king, the 

 Jesuits, and the academy of sciences. The royal library 

 contains more than 100,000 volumes, and possesses a 

 great number of edition* of 1400, and some valuable 



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The first edition of Ptolemy, with map*, is one 

 ol the rarities in this library. 



Munich "carries on very considerable trade in grain, 

 wood, salt and iron, its principal manufactures are, 

 the royal one of tapestry, one of silk ribbons, gold and 

 silver lace, cotton stockings, piano-fortes, playing-cards, 

 tobacco, beer, which is made to the annual'value of a 

 million of fiorins, porcelain made at Nyuiphenberg, 

 and brought to the warehouse at Munich. 



The environs of Munich are beautiful and agreeable. 

 The king has three royal re.M<iences, viz. at Nymphen- 

 berg, Schlosheim, and Furbtenried. At Nymphenberg, 

 about 1^ miles from Munich, are large gardens ami 

 water-works, but die palace is a tasteless mass of build- 

 built on the plan of Versailles. The palace of 

 -heim, 12 miles from Munich, is a magnificent 

 building, and contains 300 apartments. The gallery 

 of paintings, for which it was once famous, were re- 

 moved about 40 years since to M uiiich, and have been 

 replaced by others. The population of Munich is es- 

 timated at 48,000. East Long. 11 3V 30", and North 

 Lat 48" 8' 20". See Kuttner's Travtls, Lett. xxvi. 

 Keichard's Guide drs y<>yae*rt en Europe, torn. ii. 

 p. 118; and Abrcge de lout ce qti'il if a de remarkable d 

 voir <i .Munich, 1790. Par. L'Abbe Bermiller. 



^ML'NSTEll, a town of Pnissia, and principal place 

 of a government of the same name, is situated in a fer- 

 tile and agreeable plain on the river Aa, about six miks 

 from the Ems. The town is tolerably built. The 

 houses in the chief streets have colonnades, and are ge- 

 nerally lofty and irregukr, with painted roofs. Mini. 

 .-ter possesses eleven churches, the principal of which 

 are the cathedral, and the church of St. Lambert. In the 

 former is the remarkable chapel of Bernard de Galen 

 and several ancient monuments ; and at the top of the 

 tower of St. Lambert's are still seen the three iron cages 

 in which were suspended John of Leyden, the king 5 of 

 the Anabaptists, and his two chief abettors. The epi?. 

 copal palace is a neat building, with extensive and 

 beautiful gardens. Munster has three schools for the 

 education of youth, who pursue their maturer studiesat 

 the university of Bonn, established in 1818. A small 

 trade is carried on in linen, woollen, wine and grain, 

 and there are some small manufactories of coarse li- 

 nen. The ramparts are Hanked with trees, ar.d form jt 

 beautiful promenade. The population was formerly 

 25,000, but it is now stated at 13,000. East Long. 

 7' ..o' -M". and North Lat. 51" 58' 10.* 



MUHC1 A, a province in Spain, on the shores of the 

 Mediterranean, extends above 30 leagues from north- 

 west to south-east, and i-'O from the south-west to the 

 north-east. It is a dry hilly country, almost covered 

 with mountains, which ;ire chiefly branches of the 

 Monies Orospedani. The most remarkable of these, 

 in extent and elevation, is that of Carascoy, to the south- 

 east, a continuation of the Sierra de Cazoila, which' 

 stretches also into Jaen on the south, and into Grana- 

 da on the north. None of these hilly regions are cul- 

 tivated, though the soil is well suited for vines and 

 olive trees. The mountain* of the province have the 

 appearance of containing many valuable mineral pro- 

 ductions ; and there are traces of lead, copper, alum, 

 sulphur, and silver mines. Feathered alum, or false 

 asbestos, is (bund near the village of Almanzarron ; 

 rock-crystals on two mountains near Carthagena; a 

 large salt pit near Villena ; and various kinds of mar- 

 ble, particularly on a lofty ridge towards the frontiers 

 of Granada on the north-east. There are hot mineral 

 springs in several places, which are used in paralytic 



