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GEOGRAPHY. 



Amongst them : the Cathedral, the largest and finest Church of the Nether- 

 lands, 500 feet long, 240 broad, with 125 pillars, five naves, and the highest 

 spire in the world (444 feet), it is distinguished also for containing the 

 monument to Rubens and his two great masterpieces, the Descent from the 

 Cross and the Ascent ; also, the new Theatre, the old Hanseatic House, &c. 

 Other objects deserving of attention, are the capacious Wharves and 

 Arsenals, the two great basins of hewn stone, thirty feet deep, connected 

 with the Scheldt by sluices, and capable of containing thifty-four and 

 fourteen ships of the line, respectively. Among the other sights, is a 

 fine gallery of paintings (Museum), especially rich in works of Rubens and 

 Vandyk. A monument to the first-named artist, in the shape of his statue 

 by Geefs, has recently been erected. The city is strongly fortified ; on the 

 southern point of the city is situated the renowned Citadel, built since 1567. 



Explanation of the Plan. 





Gates (Partes) 



I. 



Porte de Malines. 



II. 



" de Borgerhout. 



[II. 



" Rouge. 



[V. 



" de Slvcke. 



V. 



" de I'Escaut. 



Squares. 



A. Place S. Vaiburge. 



B. Grande Place. 



C. Place de la Monnaie. 



D. " . du March^ de Vendredi, 



E. " Verte. 



F. Marche au betail. 



G. " aux veaux. 

 H. Place des Facons. 



I. " de Meir. 

 K. Le Gage. 

 L. Marche aux grains. 

 M. Place du Canal Sal. 

 N. Jardin Botanique. 

 O. Marche aux Boeufs. 

 P. Place Krauwel. 

 Q. " des Accises. 

 R. " Nassau. 

 S. " de Hesse. 

 T. Marche aux Cochons. 

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Streets, 



1. Rue du Couvent. 



2. Quai Plantin. 



3. Rue haute. 



4. " Pierre Pot. 



5. Quai Vandyk. 



6. " Jordaens. 



7. " Taverniers 



8. " St. Laureys. 



9. " Timmermans. 



10. " Godefridus. 



11. '• Ste. Aldegonde. 



12. Rue des Brasseurs. 



13. Canal des Facons. 



14. " d'Amidon. 



15. Marche aux Chevaux. 



16. Rue Klapdorp. 



17. Marche au Lait. 



18. Rue des Sceurs Noires. 



19. Yieux Marche aux Cordes. 



20. Rue des Peignes. 



21. " Large. 



22. " des Beguines. 



23. Ruelle du Livre. 



24. Rue des Chevaliers. 



25. " de rhopital. 



26. " du Rosier. 



27. " Champ des Flamands. 



28. " du Vieux Coq. 



