A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity : recently executed from drawings made upon the spot . v^^iâs&f #. CAS CAIDE OF 1 o Zc,uio,,T„„n-A za^j^pS ,;j,,cX26Mj, i:Ri:,i„.mi. l1 ^•/vï *I•Il /tt^ndSm-it. THE CASCADE OF TERNI. 1 HIS cascade, commonly known by the name of that of Terni, fromwhich town it is a few miles distant, is called on the spot, Cadenta delleMarmore. The river, Velino, having parted from the Lake Pie diLugo, and traversed some delightful vallies, is all at once discoveredwithin the confinement of a narrow channel, and flowing be
A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity : recently executed from drawings made upon the spot . v^^iâs&f #. CAS CAIDE OF 1 o Zc,uio,,T„„n-A za^j^pS ,;j,,cX26Mj, i:Ri:,i„.mi. l1 ^•/vï *I•Il /tt^ndSm-it. THE CASCADE OF TERNI. 1 HIS cascade, commonly known by the name of that of Terni, fromwhich town it is a few miles distant, is called on the spot, Cadenta delleMarmore. The river, Velino, having parted from the Lake Pie diLugo, and traversed some delightful vallies, is all at once discoveredwithin the confinement of a narrow channel, and flowing between in-accessible rocks, through which an opening is perforated to gratify thecuriosity of travellers. Hence the river throws itself into an abyss300 feet in depth, and forms this remarkable cataract : and then rollingits foaming waters among immense rocks, it again breaks into smallercascades, and unites itself with the Nera in a channel which is so con-fined, that in rainy seasons, the neighbouring country was frequentlyoverflowed from it: to remedy this inconvenience, Pope Pius VI. causeda larger bed to be du
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