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y. Borgo delle Grazie. 



z. Stradone di S. Vittore. 



a'. Strada del Ponte de' Fabbri. 



h' . Strada della Vittoria. 



c' . Borgo di Viarenna. 



d' , Corso di Porta Ticinese. 



e' . Borgo di Cittadella. 



/'. Strada del Molino delle Armi. 



g' . Corso e Borgo di S. Celso. 



W . Strada di S. Sofia. 



X . Corso di Porta Romana. 

 k' . Borgo di Porta Vigentina. 



V . Strada dell' Ospedale. 

 m' . Contrada di S. Prassede. 

 n' . Strada del Foppone. 



o' . Contrada dell' Ospedale. 

 jp' . Contrada Larga. 

 q' . Corso di Porta Tosa. 

 Contrada del Durino. 

 " della Lupa. 



di S. Orsola. 

 " di S. Simone. 

 " de' Ratti. 

 Corsia del Duomo. 

 Corso di S. Vittore 40 Martiri. 

 " di S. Andrea. 

 " de' Bastelli. 

 " di S. Giuseppe. 

 " de' Filodrammatici. 



r. 

 s'. 

 V. 

 u'. 



V'. 



w'. 



X'. 



y- 



z'. 

 a" 

 h" 



12. Madrid {Plate 42). 



Madrid, the capital city of Spain, with a population of 200,000, lies in a 

 bare unattractive plain on the left bank of the Manzanares, about 2000 feet 

 above the level of the sea, and is built on a number of small hills. The 

 river at the city is crossed by two large stone bridges, one of them 1130 

 paces long. The city forms an irregular quadrangle, surrounded by a high 

 brick wall, and is divided into two northern and two southern quarters. 

 The old quarter to the south-west has mean houses and narrow streets ; the 

 new, much larger and more beautiful buildings, and broad straight streets ; 

 amongst which may be mentioned those of Alcala, San-Bernardo, Fuen- 

 carrel, and Toledo. The principal squares are the great market or Plaza 

 Mayor, and the Plaza Puerto del Sol, the latter the centre of the city and 

 the gathering place of the business people. Of the public buildings, we may 

 mention the Castle Buen Retiro, or the ancient roval castle, on the east side 

 of the city ; the still unfinished new palace, 470 feet long, on the west side 

 of the city ; the large Ferdinando-Hospital, the City Hall, the Custom 

 House, Post-Office, Arsenal, Mint, Court Prison, &c. Among the seventy- 

 seven churches, conspicuous not on account of their architectural beauty, 

 but for their excellent paintings, those deserving of especial notice are St. 

 Isidore's Chapel, the Church of the Salesian nuns, the Church of St. Isabella, 

 and the Church of Antiochia; of the convents, the Franciscan Monastery, 

 inclosing ten courts. The collections of art and science are very important ; 

 among them the Royal Library of 200,000 volumes, with a cabinet of 

 150,000 coins and medals ; the Library of San Isidoro, of 50,000 volumes; 

 the Royal Museum, with one of the finest collections of paintings in 

 existence ; the Royal Cabinet of Natural History, and the Observatory on 

 the new castle. The Prado is the mo'st beautiful public promenade ; it 

 extends between the Palace Buen Retiro and the city, adorned with four 

 rows of trees, as also with fountains and statues. There is likewise the 



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