THE BALTIC PEOVINCES. 



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approaclies, but the former enclosures have been converted into public pro- 

 menades. 



A chain of sccondarj^ towns encircles the capital of the Baltic Provinces. To 

 the north-east the ruined castle of Wenden, on the Aa, recalls the days of the 



Fig. 114.— Riga. 

 Scale 1 : 100,000. 



Depth under 2J to 5 Over 5 



2j Fathoms. Fathoms. Fathoms. 



— — _^_-___ 2 Miles. 



Grand Masters of the " Knights of the Sword." Farther south FriedrichstacU and 

 Jakohstadt, both on the Dvina, and the latter mostly peopled by Jews, are 

 stations for steamers, as well as for the rafts and flat- bottomed boats coming 



