. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TÏÏUEINGIA AND THE HAEZ. 255 tains bordering the banks of the Rhine. They rise in detached groups, nowhere exceeding a relative height of 1,300 feet, or impeding facility of intercommuni- cation between the basins of the Weser and Rhine. Some of these groups are nevertheless of very bold aspect. The Habichts Wald—"Goshawk Wold"—to the west of Cassel (1,950 feet), with its basaltic promontories, forms a conspicuous Fig. 146.—The Vogelsbekg. Scale 1 : 600,000. 6°|''.0. E ol G B'-upttvfi Rocks Other Formations 10 Miles. and picturesque feat
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TÏÏUEINGIA AND THE HAEZ. 255 tains bordering the banks of the Rhine. They rise in detached groups, nowhere exceeding a relative height of 1,300 feet, or impeding facility of intercommuni- cation between the basins of the Weser and Rhine. Some of these groups are nevertheless of very bold aspect. The Habichts Wald—"Goshawk Wold"—to the west of Cassel (1,950 feet), with its basaltic promontories, forms a conspicuous Fig. 146.—The Vogelsbekg. Scale 1 : 600,000. 6°|''.0. E ol G B'-upttvfi Rocks Other Formations 10 Miles. and picturesque feature of the landscape. Another basaltic cone rises between Cassel and Eschwege. This is the Meissner (2,464 feet), the most famous mountain of Hesse. The basalt has there spread over more ancient rocks, abounding in lignite, which is being worked all around the mountain. The hills which bound the Weser along- its middle course differ from those. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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