. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 404 BELGIUM. Semoy. It rises upon a bleak plateau, 1,300 feet above tbe level of the sea, and its only curiosities consist in the Eoman antiquities preserved in its museum. J^irfo)i (2,100 inhabitants), a sort of Belgian Nice, sheltered from northerly winds, lies to the south of Arlon, whilst Bouillon (2,500 inhabitants), modestly nestling Fig. 225.—Famur and the Confluence of the Mecse and Samiîue. Scale 1 : 30,000. 2° 28 ^ o^V 2° 30'. 4''4a'"'^.0f Or, 4° so- Half a MUe. at the foot of an old fortress, is situate in the valley of the Semoy,


. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 404 BELGIUM. Semoy. It rises upon a bleak plateau, 1,300 feet above tbe level of the sea, and its only curiosities consist in the Eoman antiquities preserved in its museum. J^irfo)i (2,100 inhabitants), a sort of Belgian Nice, sheltered from northerly winds, lies to the south of Arlon, whilst Bouillon (2,500 inhabitants), modestly nestling Fig. 225.—Famur and the Confluence of the Mecse and Samiîue. Scale 1 : 30,000. 2° 28 ^ o^V 2° 30'. 4''4a'"'^.0f Or, 4° so- Half a MUe. at the foot of an old fortress, is situate in the valley of the Semoy, not for from the French frontier. The Meuse leaves France to the north of Givet, and soon after reaches Dinnnt (6,200 inhabitants), a town occupying a narrow ledge between the river and the steep cliffs which bound its valley. Dinant has never wholly recovered from its destruction by Philip of Burgundy, very improperly surnamed "the ; In the twelfth ceniury it was famous for its copper-ware, known as dinandories, but the only products of its industry still appreciated are spiced cakes, or conques, shaped to represent men, processions, or even landscapes. Dinant, one of the. 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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