INDEX

A Aboukir, and Nelson’s victory, 253-255 About, Edmond, on the importance of Marseilles, 95 Abruzzi Mountains, 326 Aba-Abul-Hajez, builder of Moorish Castle, Gibraltar, 15 Abyla, Phœnician name of Ceuta, 26 Aci Castello, 300 Aci Reale, 300 Acis and Galatea, 300 Æneas and the games at Trapani, 318 Africa, “Crystal atmosphere” of, 5 Agate Cape, 57 Agay, 148 Agnone, 302 Alameda Gardens, Gibraltar, 13 Alassio, 159 Alban, Mont, 143 Alcantara, Valley of the, 300 Alexander the Great, founding Alexandria, 237 Alexandria, 96; appearance from the sea, 235; historical interest, 236; Alexander’s choice of the site, 237; harbor, 238; main street, 240; Grand Square, 241; Palace of Ras-et-teen, 243; view from Mount Caffarelli and the Delta, 244; Pompey’s Pillar, 246; Library, 247; the Serapeum, cemeteries, mosques, Coptic convent, and historic landmarks, 248; defeat of Antony, and Napoleon, 251; Ramleh, 251; Temple of Arsenoe, 252; Aboukir Bay and Nelson, 253, 254; Rosetta, Haroun Al Rashid, and the English expedition of 1807, 256; fertility of the Delta, 258; Cairo and the rising of the Nile, 260; Damietta, 261; Port Said, 261, 262; ruins of Pelusium, 263; Suez Canal and M. de Lesseps, 264 Algeciras, 4, 23, 24 Algeria, 78, 97 Algiers, 96, 123; “a pearl set in emeralds,” 28; the approach to, and the Djurjura, 29; the Sahel, Atlas, and the ancient and modern towns, 30; cathedral and mosque, 31; tortuous plan of the new town, 33, 34; Mustapha Supérieur, and English colony, 35, 37; a Moorish villa, 38; view from El Biar, Arab cemetery, and idolatry, 39; superstitions and climate, 41 Alhendin, 59 Ali, Mehemet, 239; his works in Alexandria, 241, 242; destroys English troops at Rosetta, 257 Almeria, 55, 56, 57 Alps, The, 131; the Julian, 147, 148, 154 Alpujarras, The, 44, 55 Altinum, 231 Amalfi, 345, 347, 349 Amru, 236 Amsterdam and its canals, 219 Anacapri, 344 Anchises, 318 André, St., 139, 143 Angelo, Michael, and the marble quarries at Seravezza, 197 Ansedonia, 211 Antibes, 96, 147, 151, 152 Antipolis, 151 Antony, Mark, defeated by Octavius at Mustapha Pacha, 251 Apes’ Hill, English designation of Ceuta, 26 Aquæ Sextiæ, or Aix, Roman colony on the site of Marseilles, 109 Arabic legend and the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar, 15 Aragon, Kings of, Palace of the, at Barcelona, 67, 83 Arbiter, Petronius, 122 Aristophanes, and the sausage-seller, 148 Arles, 110 Arsenoe, Temple of, and the story related by Catullus, 252 Aryan Achæans, 108 Aryan and Semite struggle against Christianity and Mohammedanism, 4 Athanasius at Alexandria, 236 Athens, 96 Atlantic, Ideas of ancient Greeks respecting the, 2 Atlas, Mount, 29 Attard, “village of roses,” 291 Attila, 233 Augustine, St., and the angel, 213; at St. Honorat, 150 Augustus, and Turbia, 153 Autran, Joseph, 122 Avenza, 195 Avernus, 338 Avignon, 96 B Bab-el-Sok, gate of the market-place at Tangier, 6 Baiæ, 339 Balzac, witty remark on dinners in Paris, 89 Balzan, 291 Barbaroux, 122 Barcelona, 21, 95, 123; eulogy of Cervantes, the promenades and the people, 61; funerals, and the flower-market, 62; streets, Rambla, and cathedral, 65; Palais de Justice, and Parliament House, 66; Palace of the kings of Aragon, 67; museum, park, and monuments to Prim and Columbus, 69; bird’s-eye view, Fort of Montjuich, Mont Tibidaho, 70; cemetery and mode of burial, 71; festival of All Saints, 72; Catalonia, and the church of Santa Maria del Mar, 74; organ in cathedral, and the suburbs, 77; Gracia, 77; Sarria, 78; Barceloneta, 79; Academy of Arts, schools, music, the University, and workmen’s clubs, 80; Archæological Society, primary education, and places of amusement, 82; history of, 83; trade, healthful properties, and charitable institutions, 84; churches, convents, electric lighting, population, and Protestantism, 86; democracy, and holidays of, 87; Mariolatry, 88; Caballaro, 89; climate, 90; hotels, 90; good looks of the men and women, the police, 92; progressive tendencies, the post-office and passports, 93 Barco, Hamilcar, founder of Barcelona, 82 Barral des Baux, 121 Barthélemy, 122 Baths of Barcelona, 90; of Cleopatra, 250; of Caratraca, 44 Bay of Biscay, 1 “Belgium of the East,” The, 251 Bellet, Le, 139 Belzunce, Monseigneur, and the plague at Marseilles, 113, 114 Bentinck, Lord W., and his attack on Genoa, 166 Bérenger, 122 Berenice, and the Temple of Arsenoe, 252 Bighi, 288 Boabdil, last king of Granada, 59 Boccaccio, and the church of St. Lorenzo, Naples, 232 Bordighera, 158 Boron, Mont, 125 Bouchard, M., and the Egyptian stone at Rosetta, 257 Britain, and Tangier, 4; and the acquisition of Gibraltar, 22 Browning, Robert, and Gibraltar, 6 Bruèys, Admiral, defeated by Nelson at Aboukir Bay, 254 Buena Vista, Gibraltar, 14, 23 Bull-fights at Barcelona, 82, 87; at Malaga, 54 Burgundians, The, 109 Burmola, 289 Byng, Rear-Admiral, and the siege of Gibraltar, 22 C Cabo de Bullones, Spanish name of Ceuta, 26 Cadiz Bay, 6 Café at Gibraltar, 11 Cagliari, 96 Cairo, 258; rising of the Nile, 260 Cala Dueira, 271 Calpe, Rock of (Gibraltar), 2, 14 Camaldoli hills, 326 Campyses, at Pelusium, 262 Canal, Grand, at Venice, 222-228 Cannes, 125, 130; “a Babel set in Paradise,” 150; principal streets, and origin, 151; fortifications of Vauban, and Roman remains, 152 Capraja, 207 Capri, 326; changes in appearance, 334; its fascination, 339; historical associations, 340; palaces of Tiberias, 341; its beautiful women, 342; Blue Grotto, 343 Carabacel, 127, 138 Caratraca, Baths of, 44, 50 Carinthia, Dukes of, 233 Carlos, Don, and the rising in Barcelona, 84 Carnival at Nice, 133 Carqueyranne, 147 Carrara, church of St. Andrea, and the marble quarries, 196; mosquitos, 197 Cartama, 51 Carthagenians, and Genoa, 162; destruction of Selinus, 319 Casal Curmi, 291 Casal Nadur, 273 Cassian, St., and the monastery of St. Victor, Marseilles, 116 Castellaccio, Fort of, 297 Castellamare, 345 Castiglione della Pescaia, 209 Castile, 25 Castle, Moorish, at Gibraltar, 15 Catacombs at Alexandria, 249 Catania, 302 Cathedral, at Gibraltar, 13; at Marseilles, 98; at Genoa, 80; at Barcelona, 65; at Nice, 129; at Almeria, 57; at Algiers, 31; at Pisa, 194; St. Mark’s, Venice, 224-226 Catullus, and his story relating to the temple of Arsenoe, 252 Cemetery at Alexandria, 248 Cervantes, eulogium on Barcelona, 61 Ceuta, 17; origin of name and history of, 25; main features of, 26; ancient names, and shape of rock, 26 Champollion, M., and the Egyptian stone at Rosetta, 258 Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, and his palace at Genoa, 172 “Charles III., King,” 21, 22 Charles V., 20 Château d’If, 105 Chiavari, 186 Chioggia, 230 Cholera, The, at Marseilles, 112 Cimiez, 127, 138; monastery and amphitheatre of, 139, 142 Civita Vecchia, its founder and history, 213 Cleopatra, and Antony, at Alexandria, 236; Baths of, at Alexandria, 250 Cleopatra’s Needle, 246 Columbus, Monument to, at Genoa, 177; monument at Barcelona, 69; his reception at Barcelona by Ferdinand and Isabella, 69, 83 Cominetto, 270 Comino, 268, 272 Concha, General, and the sugar-cane industry of Malaga, 51 Constantinople, 95 Contes, 139 Convent, Coptic, at Alexandria, 248 Coneto, “lifts to heaven a diadem of towers,” 212; churches, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, and origin, 213 Cornigliano, 147 Corno, Remains of, 212 Corradino, 288 Cosspicua, 289 Cremation suggested for adoption in Barcelona, 71 Cressy, Battle of, 179 Cumæ, 333, 339 Cyclops, The, and the Scogli dei Ciclopi, 301 Cyrus, 94 D Damanhour, 258 Damietta, 261 Darby, Admiral, and the siege of Gibraltar, 18 Delord, Taxile, 122 Delta, Egyptian, Fertility of the, 258 Djama-el-Kebir, Mosque at Tangier of the, 6 Djurjura, The, 29 Don, General, and the Alameda Gardens, Gibraltar, 13 Doria, Andrea, and his influence in Genoa, 164, 173; incidents in his life, 176 Drinkwater, Captain John, and the siege of Gibraltar, 18 Dumas, Alexandre, allusion to Pozzuoli, 338 D’Urfé, 122 E “Eagle-Catchers,” The (87th Regiment), 4 Edward, son of King John of Portugal, and his expedition against Tangier, 25 Egypt, variety of interest connected with, 238; inscribed stone at Rosetta, 257; agricultural wealth of, 258; the “gift of the Nile,” 259; English expedition of 1807, 256 Elba, quarries and mines of, 203; Napoleon’s confinement, plans for improving the island, and his escape, 203-206 El Hacho, signal-tower at Gibraltar, 16, 26 Elliot, General, Monument at Gibraltar to, 13; the siege of Gibraltar, 17, 18 English statuary, Defective, 13 Eryx, 318 Esparto grass, 56 Espérandieu, and the church of Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseilles, 117 Estepona, 23 Estérel, The, 148, 150 Etna, 295-303 Etruscans, The, 211 Euganean Hills, The, 230 Eugénie, Empress, Spanish origin of, 55 Euroklydon, The, at Malta, 270 Europa Point, Gibraltar, 13; cottage at, 14, 18 Euthymenes, 97; statue at Marseilles, 100 F Falicon, 139, 144 Famine at Genoa, 165 Ferdinand, Don, and the Portuguese at Ceuta, 25 Ferdinand and Isabella, reception of Columbus at Barcelona, 69, 83 Ferdinand IV., 317 Ferrat, Cape, 141 Fiescho, Count, 177 Filfla, 271 Flower Market, at Marseilles, 102; at Barcelona, 63 Follonica, 209 Folquet, 121 Formica, 209 Fortifications of Gibraltar, 16; of Genoa, 164; of Cannes, 152; Ventimiglia, 157 Fortuny, his paintings at Barcelona, 66, 80 Fossa Claudia, 230 France, and the siege of Gibraltar, 16; captures Genoa, 164; and Barcelona, 84 Fraser, General, and the English expedition to Egypt of 1807, 256 Frejus, Gulf of, 147 Funeral at Venice, A, 229 Funerals at Barcelona, 75 G Galliera, Duchess of, and the Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, 172 Garibaldi, Birthplace of, 126; crossing Calabria, 298; landing at Marsala, 318 Genoa, once a rival of Venice, 160; its detractors, 161; the beauty of its women, 162; history, 163, 164; old and new towns, 166; position, and view from the slopes, 166; mediæval churches, narrowness of streets, and the palazza, 168; the Via Nuova, 170; Fergusson on the architecture of, 171; the Palazzo Ducale, and the Statue of Hercules, 172, 173; incidents in the life of Doria, 176; monument to Columbus, 177; the “old dogana,” 179; the Exchange, trade in coral, precious metals, and filigree work, 180; the cathedral, 180; reputed origin of, 182; church of L’Annunziata, and the Campo Santo, 182; the environs, 184; meeting-place of the Rivieras, 185; railway to Spezzia, and places on the coast, 187 George I., and Gibraltar, 22 Giardini, 298 Gibel Mo-osa, Moorish name of Ceuta, 26 Gibraltar, 4; Robert Browning’s reference to, 6; resemblance to a lion, 7; landing at, 8; variety of nationalities at, 10; picturesqueness, 10; population, 11; strict military regulations, and chief objects of interest, 12, 13; Moorish Castle, 15; fortifications, 16; siege of, 16-19; capitulation to the Prince of Hesse, 22; the “key of the Mediterranean,” 21 Girgenti, “City of Temples,” monuments of Pagan worship, and Pindar’s designation, 307; Temple of Concord, 309; Temple of Hercules, ravages of earthquakes, and Shelley’s allusion in “Ozymandias,” 311, 312 Golfe de la Napoule, 148 Gondolas of Venice, 222 Gothard, St., 228 Gough, Colonel, his defeat of Marshal Victor at Tarifa, 4 Government House at Gibraltar, 23 Gozo, 270, 272, 273 Granada, 17, 59 Greeks, at Gibraltar, 10; their trade at Marseilles, 106, 109, 110 Grimaldi, The, 179 Gros, Mont, 139 Grosseto, 209 Grotto, at Malta and St. Paul, 293; of Sta. Rosalia, 317; Di Posilipo, 335; at Capri, 343 Guelphs, The, and Genoa, 163 Guzman, Alonzo Perez de, and his act of defiance at Tarifa, 4 Gzeier, 271 H Hamilcar Barca, and Pellegrino, 317 Hamrun, 291 Harbor of Marseilles, 106 Haroun al Rashid, reputed birthplace, 256 Hepaticas, Valley of, 139 “Hercules, Pillars of,” 1, 2, 5, 17 Hercules and Temple at Girgenti, 311; Temple at Selinunto, 319 Hesse, Prince of, and the acquisition of Gibraltar, 22 Hicks, Captain, and the siege of Gibraltar, 22 Hieroglyphics, Egyptian, at Rosetta, 257 Hiram, and Malaga, 46 Homeric era, “Pillars of Hercules” in the, 2 Honorat, St., 149 Hougoumont, Château of, 15 Hyères, 96, 146 Hypatia at Alexandria, 236 I Iberian race of Genoa, 162 Imtarfa, 292 Ischia, 326 Islands of the Blest, 2 Israfel, The Angel, and a belief of the Moslems, 249 Ivory on houses in Tangier, 5 J Jews, at Gibraltar, 10 John of Portugal, King, takes Ceuta from the Moors, 25 Joseph of Arimathea, and the sacro catino at Genoa, 181 Jumper, Captain, and the siege of Gibraltar, 20 Jupiter, Temple of, at Ortygia, 304 K Keats, Grave of, 194 L La Haye, Farmhouse of, 15 La Mortola, Point, 157 Laguna Morta, The, at Venice, 230 Landslip at Roquebrune, 156 Lane-Poole, Mr. Stanley, and the Nile, 259 Las Palmas, 296 Lazarus, Legend respecting, at Marseilles, 116 Leghorn, its dullness, 163; history, and canals, 201; streets, harbor, trade, statue of Ferdinand, and burial-place of, Smollett, 202 Lentini, 302 Leo, The constellation, and Berenice’s locks, 252 Lepanto, Battle of, 221 Lerici, and Shelley’s last days, 192 Lérins, Vincent de, at St. Honorat, 149 Lesseps, M. de, and the Suez Canal, 264 Lia, 291 Library, Garrison, at Gibraltar, 13; at Alexandria, 247 Lighthouse of Ta Giurdan, 272 Liguria, noted for the cunning of its people, 162 Ligurian Sea, 146 Limpia, Harbor and village of, 127 Lion of St. Mark at Venice, 226 Lisbon, 21 Louis XIV., 97; and the storming of Barcelona, 83 Luna, Remains of, 194 Lyons, Climate of, 90 M Macgregor, Mr. John (Rob Roy), and the ruins of Tanis, 263 Magnan, The, 139 Malaga, 95; rapid development, 43; climate, general appearance, and convenient position for excursions, 44; the Alpujarras, 44; Phœnician origin, 46; history, 48; water supply, 48; the vineyards, 50; sugar industry, 51; Castle, Grecian Temple, and the Alcazaba, 51; attractiveness of the women, 54; harbor, 53; Almeria, 55; Cape de Gatt, 57; the Sierra Tejada, the Sierra Nevada, 58; Trevelez and Alhendin, 59; Lanjaron, the Muley Hacen, and the Picacho, 60 Malamocco, 230 Malta, 267; “England’s eye in the Mediterranean,” 267; formerly a peninsula of Africa, and its fertility, 268; Gozo, Comino, and Cominetto, and the Fungus Melitensis, 270; the Gozitans, 272 Man with the Iron Mask, 149 Maremma, The, 209 Marengo, Battle of, 165 Marfa, 274 Marguerite, Ste., 145 Mariette Bey and the ruins of Tanis, 263, 264 Mark, St., at Alexandria, 236; reputed place of burial, 250; Lion at Venice, 224 Marriages of Greeks at Marseilles, 107 Marsala, 318 Marseilles; its Greek origin, and importance as the capital of the Mediterranean, 94; history, 96, 109; appearance from the sea, 97; the Old Port and the Cannebière, 98, 99; the Bourse, promenades, and statues of Pytheas and Euthymenes, 100; flower market and the Prado, 102; the Corniche road and bouillabaisse, 103, 104; Public Garden, Château d’If, and the quays, 105; harbors, Greek merchants, and marriage customs, 106-108; Greek type in the physique of the people, 109; hotels, cholera, plague, and the mistral, 112, 113; Palais des Arts and the Church of St. Victor, 115, 116; Church of Notre Dame de la Garde, 117; Chain of Estaques, fortress, and people, 119; birthplace of distinguished men, 121; its proud position, 123 Martin, Cap, 156 Mary, The Virgin, image at St. Victor’s, Marseilles, 119 Mascaron, 122 Massa, Quarries and palace at, 197 Massena, General, at Genoa, 165 Mediterranean, The deep interest connected with the cities and ruins on the shores of the, 2; Tarifa, 3, 4; Tangier, 4-6; Gibraltar, 6-18; Algeciras, San Roque, and Estepona, 23; Ceuta, 25, 26; Marseilles, 94-123; Genoa, 160-191; Barcelona, 61-93; Alexandria, 234-264; Nice, 124-144; Malta, 267-294; Malaga, 42-60; Algiers, 28-41; Tuscan Coast, 192-218; Sicily, 295-324; Naples, 325-350; Venice, 219-233; The Riviera, 145-159 Megara, Bay of, 303 Mentone, 103; mountain paths, 125, 131; walks and drives at, 157, 158 Menzaleh, Lake, 262, 263 Mery, 122 Messina, route from Naples, 295; general appearance, trade, cathedral, university, etc., 297 Minden, 19 Mirabeau imprisoned at Château d’If, 105 Misada, 291 Mistral, The, 112; at Nice, 131 Mole at Gibraltar, 9, 14, 15, 20 Monaco, description of, 153, 155 Monreale, Cathedral and Abbey of, 316 Monte Carlo, 131; its beauty, 155 Monte-Cristo and Château d’If, 105 Montpellier, 90 Monuments to Elliot and Wellington at Gibraltar, 13 Moorish Castle at Gibraltar, 15 Moors in Gibraltar, 10; Ceuta taken from the, 25; in Spain, 47 Mosque of the Djama-el-Kebir at Tangier, 6; at Algiers, 31 Mosques of Alexandria, 250 Murano, 231 Musta, 292 Mustapha Pacha, 251 N Naples, its population and trade, 95; beauty of position, and charming environs, 325; sordid surroundings of the port, 327; streets, trades, and al fresco toilettes, 328; Piazza degli Orefici, and cruelty to animals, 329, 330; snails, goats, water sellers, and chapel of St. Januarius, 330; churches of Sta. Chiara, S. Domenico Maggiore, and S. Lorenzo, 332; antiquities of National Museum, Capri, Villa Nazionale, and Grotto di Posilipo, 333; “Corniche” of Posilipo, and Roman ruins, 335; Pozzuoli, 335; Monte Nuovo and Avernus, 337; environs of Baiæ and Cumæ, and fascination of Capri, 339; the drive to Castellamare, 345; Sorrento, 346; Amalfi, 347; Salerno, 349 Napoleon, Wars of, and Tarifa, 4; and Genoa, 165, 181; seizure of Barcelona, 83; defeat at Alexandria, 251, 255; and a project for a Suez Canal, 264; at Malta, 287; confinement at Elba, and escape, 203-206; at Venice, 222 Napoleon III., acquires Nice, 129 Negroes at Gibraltar, 10 Nelson, feasted at the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar, 16; victory at Aboukir Bay, 253, 254; at Capraja, 207 Nervi, 186 Nevada, Sierra, 58, 59 Nicæa, 126, 127 Nice, 21, 96, 102; the Queen of the Riviera, 124; mountains, and its detractors, 125; three distinct towns—Greek, Italian, and French, 126; harbor and village of Limpia, and its early history, 127; Castle Hill, 128; Raüba Capeu, and the mistral, 131; Italian division and the Promenade du Midi, 132; cathedral of St. Réparate, the modern town, and the Promenade des Anglais, 133; beauty of the private gardens, carnival and battle of flowers, 134, 135; the Jardin Public, quays on the Paillon bank and casino, 137; theatre, Préfecture, flower market, the Ponchettes, the Place Masséna, the Boulevards Victor Hugo and Dubouchage, Cimiez and Carabacel, 138; suburbs, 139; the road to Monte Carlo, and Monaco, 141; Villefranche, and the infinite charms of, 141; heights of Mont Alban, and the Magnan valley, 143; “gloriously beautiful,” 144 Nicholas Alexandrowitch, The Czarewitch, death at Nice, 138 Nile, The, alluvial deposit, 237; battle of the, 253; fertilizing properties, 260 Nimes, 110 Notabile, antiquity and manufactures, 290; cathedral and churches, 292 Nuovo, Monte, 337 O “Oceanus River,” designation of the Atlantic in Homeric times, 2 Octavius, defeat of Antony at Mustapha Pacha, 251 Odessa, 123 O’Hara’s Folly, tower at Gibraltar, 17 Orange, 110 Oranges, at Spezzia, 189 Orbitello, Etruscan relics at, 210 Ortygia, Island of, 303; temple of Jupiter, and the Latonia, 304; Greek Theatre, 305 Ostia, 216, 217 Ostrogoths, The, and Marseilles, 109 P Pæstum, Temples of, 349, 350 Paillon, The, 139 Paintings in the Palais des Arts, Marseilles, 115 Palazzi, The, of Genoa and Venice, 168 Palermo, 312; first impressions disappointing, and the imposing aspect of the streets, 312; the Palazzo Reale, 315; the Cappella Palatina, church of Martorana, and the Cathedral, 316; observatory, Monreale, 316; museum, and the rocks of Pellegrino, etc., 321, 322; the Piazza Marina, 322; its beauty at sunset, 323 Pallanza, 147 Pammilus of Megara, and the founding of Selinus, 319 Pastoret, 122 Patrick, St., at St. Honorat, 150 Paul, St., wrecked at Gzeier, 271; popularity at Malta, 293 Peak of Teneriffe, and the rock at Ceuta, 27 Pegli, 186 Pellegrino, Monte, 316, 317 Pellew, Admiral, and the destruction of the pirate fleet, 215 Pelusium, ruins of, 263 Perini del Vaga, his frescoes at Genoa, 175 Petrarch, 333 Pharos of Tarifa, The, 3 Philip V., 22; bombards Barcelona, 83 Phocæa, 94 Phœnicians, their designation of Ceuta, 26; at Marseilles, 95; and Malaga, 46 Pianosa, 206; historical associations, 206 Pietra Santa, 197 Pietro Negro, 271 “Pillars of Hercules,” 1; in Homeric times, 2, 5, 24, 96 Pindar and his designation of Agrigentum, 308 Piombino, 207 Pirates of Barbary, 97 Pisa, rival of Genoa, 163; Cathedral, Campo Santo, baptistry, and leaning tower of, 198, 199 Plague, The, at Marseilles, 112, 113; at Palermo, 317 Pliny, 247 Polyphemus and Aci Reale, 198 Pompey’s Pillar, 247 Pons, St., 139 Populonia, 207; defeat of Lars Porsenna of Clusium, and possession by the Etruscans, 208 Port Said, 258; coaling station, 262 Porto (Tuscany), 216, 217 Portugal, King John takes Ceuta from the Moors, 25 Pozzuoli, Bay of, 326, 334, 335; town of, 335; allusion of Alexandre Dumas, 338 Prim, Monument to, at Barcelona, 69 Proserpine, Temple of, at Imtarfa, 292 Ptolemy Philadelphus and the Temple of Arsenoe, 252 Punta de Africa, The, the African Pillar of Hercules, 24 Pyrgos, 214 Pytheas, 97; statue at Marseilles, 100 Q Quarry of the Cappucini, 305 R Rabato, 272 Rameses, and Pelusium, 263 Ramleh, 251 Rapallo, Bay of, 186 Raphael, 175 Raphael, St., 146 Raymond des Tours, 121 Recco, 186 Revolution, French, and Venice, 222 Riva, 147 Riviera, The, general aspect, 145; origin of name, 146; extent, and climate, 147; the Estérel, Agay, Golfe de la Napoule, 148; Ste. Marguerite, and St. Honorat, 149; Cannes, 150-154; Monaco, 153; Monte Carlo, 155; Mentone, 155, 158; Roquebrune, 156, 157; Bordighera, and San Remo, 158; Alassio and Savona, 159 Riviera di Levante, 146, 185 Riviera di Ponento, 146, 185 Rodney, Lord, and the siege of Gibraltar, 18 Roger II., 314 Rogers, Samuel, on Andrea Doria, 173 Romans, The, at Marseilles, 97, 110; at Genoa, 162; at Nicæa, 128; at Malaga, 46 Ronda, Mountains of, 17 Rooke, Sir George, and the siege of Gibraltar, 21 Roquebrune, 156; quaint story connected with, 156 Rose, The Chevalier, and the plague of Marseilles, 113 Roses of the Riviera, 145 Rosetta, 253; reputed birthplace of Haroun Al Rashid, 256; English expedition of 1807, 256; archælogical discoveries, 258 Rosia Bay, Gibraltar, 14, 20, 23 Rostang, 121 Rusellæ, 211 Ruskin, Professor, on St. Mark’s, Venice, 223, 224 S Sacro catino, The, at Genoa, 181 Sahel Mountains, The, 30 Sais, 263 Salerno, temples at, 349 Salles, De, 121 Salmun, 293 Salvian, at St. Honorat, 150 San Remo, 131, 158, 159 San Roque, 23 San Salvador, 291 Santa Croce, Cape, 303 Santa Marinella, 214 Santa Severa, 214 Saracens, at Marseilles, 109; at Genoa, 163; at Civita Vecchia, 212 Sarcophagus of Ashmunazar, King of Sidon, at Girgenti, 308 Savona, 159 Savoy, Counts of, and Nice, 129 Scoglio Marfo, 271 Scylla and Charybdis, 295 Sebta, or Septem, derivation of “Ceuta,” 25 Segesta, 319; temples at, 320 Selinunto, 319; ancient temples at, 320 Senglea, 289 Serapeum, The, at Alexandria, 248 Serapis, Temple of, 236 Seravezza, Marble quarries at, and Michael Angelo, 197 Serpentine at Spezzia, 188 Shakespeare, allusion to the Nile, 260 Sheba, Queen of, and the sacro catino in the cathedral of Genoa, 181 Shelley, last days at Lerici, and death, 192, 193 Shovel, Sir Cloudesley, and the siege of Gibraltar, 21 Sicily, appearance from the sea, 295; Messina, 296, 297; Taormina, 297, 298; Etna, and Aci Reale, 299, 300; Ortygia, 303; Syracuse, 303; Girgenti, 307; Palermo, 312-318; San Guiliane, 318; Selinunto, 318; Monte Pellegrino, 322 Siege of Gibraltar, 17-20 Sierra of the Snows, The, 17 Simos and Protis, supposed founders of Marseilles, 94 Smollett, Tobias, Grave of, 202 Snails as an article of diet, 330 Soldiers at Gibraltar, 11 Sorrento, 130, 345; and Tasso, 346 Sovana, 211 Spain, Rock of Calpe, 2; landing of first Berber Sheikh, 3; antiquity of the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar, 15; driven from Gibraltar, 19; acquires Ceuta, 25; and Columbus, 178; the most Catholic country in the world, 74; great number of holidays, 87; Caballero, lady novelist, 88; piquancy of the women, 91; unsettled condition of, 92 Spanish, The, at Gibraltar, 11 Spanish Succession, War of the, 22 Spezzia, Scenery around, 160; arsenal of, 168; exquisite scenery and remarkable situation, 187; oranges at, 189; villages around, 190; harbor and men-of-war, 191; Bay of, 192 Stanfield’s painting of Vico, 346 Statuary, English, its inferior character, 13 Stone, Egyptian, with inscription, at Rosetta, 257 Strabo, 247 Stromboli, 317 Suez Canal, 96, 123; construction by M. de Lesseps, a dream realized, 264 Syracuse, interest and beauty of, 303 T Taggia, 158 Talamone, 211 Tangier, Bay of, 4; distant view and features of the town of, 5; expedition of Edward, son of King John of Portugal, against, 25 Tanis, Ruins of (Zoan of the Old Testament), 263 Taormina, 297; elevation of, 298; beautiful prospect and ruins of Greek theater, 299 Tarascon, 96 Tarif Ibn Malek, first Berber sheikh who landed in Spain, 3 Tarifa, The Pharos of, 3; the arms, town, and history of, 4 Tarquinii, Ruins of, 212 Tasso and Sorrento, 346 Tejada, Sierra, 58 Teneriffe, 296 Termini, 312 Terral, The, of Malaga, 43 Tête de Chien, 153 Thackeray and bouillabaisse, 104 Theodore, St., statue at Venice, 226 Thiers, M., 122 Tiber, The, 215 Tintoret, 175 Titian, 175 Torcello, the ancient Altinum, 231 Torre dell’ Annunziata, Manufacture of macaroni at, 345 Trajan, founder of Civita Vecchia, 216 Tramontana, The, of the Riviera, 43 Trapani, 318 Trevelez, 59 Trinacria, 318 Turbia, The, 103 Turks, at Gibraltar, 10 Tuscan coast (see Lerici, Sarzana, Carrara, Pisa, Leghorn, Elba, Civita Vecchia, etc.). U University of Barcelona, 80; of Velletta, 286; of Messina, 297 Urban V., Pope, and the church of St. Victor, Marseilles, 116 V Valletta, 267; fortress, buildings, population, and abundance of labor, 274, 275; the Port, 275; military station, and peculiar construction, 276; Strada Reale, 278; the people, and public buildings, 280; the Knights, and various sieges, 284; military hospital, 286; the University and the prison, 286; visit of Bonaparte, and the Strada Mezzodi, 287; suburbs, 289; Notabile and Hamrun, 290; popularity of St. Paul, 293; cathedrals, 293, 294 Vanderdussen, Rear-Admiral, and the siege of Gibraltar, 22 Vegetation at Marseilles, 104 Veii, 212 Venice, 95, 122; contrasted with Genoa, 160; rival of Genoa, 163; the palazzi of, 168; a town unequalled in Europe, and general aspect, 219; history, 221; formation and shape, 222; view of San Marco from the Piazza, 223-226; date of erection, restoration, and interior of St. Mark’s, 225; view from the Molo, and the Grand Canal, 226, 227; a funeral, 229; islands sheltering it from the sea, 230-232 Ventimiglia, Fortifications of, 157 Venus, Temple of, shrine at Eryx, 318 Venus Zephyrites, 252 Vesuvius, 161, 326 Viareggio, Recovery of Shelley’s body at, 193, 198 Vico, 346 Victor, Marshal, dispersal of his army by Colonel Gough at Tarifa, 4 Villa Franca, 21; treaty of, 129; picturesqueness of, 141 Virgil, reference to the cunning of Ligurians, 161; the Elysian Fields, 338 Visigoths, The, 109 Vittoriosa, 289 Vulcano, 317 W Wade, Marshal, 13 War of the Spanish Succession, 22 Wauchope, General, at Rosetta, 256 Wellington, Monument at Gibraltar to, 13 Whittaker, Captain, and the siege of Gibraltar, 22 Women, of Genoa, 162; restrictions at the Cathedral of Genoa against, 181; of Spain, 92; of Nice, 129; their attractiveness at Malaga, 54; of Naples, 328; of Capri, 342 X Xerxes, 94 Y Young, Dr., and the Egyptian stone at Rosetta, 258 Z Zerka, 273

Footnotes:

[1] History of Modern Architecture.

[2] Dennis: “Cities of Etruria.”

[3] Dennis: “Cities of Etruria,” I., p. xxxii.

[4] Ruskin: “Stones of Venice.”

[5] Alison’s “History of Europe.”

[6] Sir Theodore Martin.

[7] In Homeric times, as is shown by the Odyssey, the Nile was called Αἰγυπτος, a name which was afterwards transferred to the country.