SWITZERLAND Swiss Alps Hospental in Canton Uri

Description: Hospenthal, Canton Uri Another Fine Quality Print from Martin2001 Print Specifics: Type of print: Intaglio (comb. of Gravure & Etching) - Original antique printYear of printing: not indicated in the print - est 1860 Engraver: Payne Publisher: Bale, Chr. Krusi, Librairie-Editeur. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair) Dimensions: 8.5 x 11.5 inches, including blank margins (borders) around the image.Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: Blank Notes: Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed.1 inch = 2,54 cm. Narrative: "A rainy day at Hospenthal.— This was a remarkable day; but it is not to be reckoned as one in the six days' round. Since half-past twelve at noon yesterday, it has rained without a moment's intermission. The mountain stream (the St. Gothard branch of the Reuss), close to the windows of the hotel, has been swelling and swelling; it is now a furious, threatening torrent. As the day advances strange stories are told to us. Above, towards Italy, the road has been rendered impassable by a mountain torrent sweeping across it, and flooding it with deep waters. Between us and Andermatt the same has happened; communication between the villages, whether on foot, by carriage, or on horseback, is impossible. Travellers going either way on the one great highroad of the St. Gothard are unable to proceed on their journey, and are thankful to have found a refuge in such comfortable quarters. We are all the more contented to remain where we are, when we hear of a carriage and horses having been swept off the road into the wild river, the horses perishing, the carriage dashed to pieces, the driver narrowly escaping with his life. Two English pedestrians arrive from the Furca; they have waded through a flood, the water up to their armpits, and are thankful that they were not drowned. In the course of the afternoon the rain moderated, and almost ceased for half an hour, and we crept out to look upon the road where it had been converted into the channel of a river. Soon the rain commenced again as resolutely as before. When we retired to our beds, it was still raining in torrents. This was Friday August 17, 1860, a day terrible for its destructive floods in other parts of Switzerland, as well as here." Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.

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