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Identifier: nouvellegograp17recl (find matches)
Title: Nouvelle géographie universelle : la terre et les hommes
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: Paris : Hachette et cie.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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occidentale, entre la base dela montagne Pelée et celle des Pitons du Carbet, est devenue la ville la pluspopuleuse et le marché le plus actif de la Martinique, sans doute parceque les règlements militaires ny mettent pas dobstacles à la libertédes échanges. Saint-Pierre est une des cités les plus pittoresques desPetites Antilles. De loin on la voit tout entière, maisons au-dessus de mai-sons, palmiers au-dessus de palmiers, escaladant les pentes de la mon-tagne et prolongeant dans la forêt les lignes rouges de ses toits. La ruemaîtresse, infléchie comme la baie, est formée par une succession de petitesrampes, gravissant les croupes et descendant aux ravins : dun côté de cettevoie centrale, des rues montent en escarpements vers les forêts de la mon-tagne; de lautre, elles sabaissent en escaliers vers la grève; on a la rade àses pieds, et les ravins semblent suspendus dans le bleu du ciel et de lamer. Les ruisseaux de la montagne, divisés en dinnombrables filets, cou-
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« 50 o a a S5 S « ce 3 3<y o 111 MARTINIQUE. 88ï lent parloul en rigoles on jaillissent en fontaines; des bouquets darbres etde plantes fleuries ornent les places, contrastant avec les lourdes maisonspeintes en jaune dont les murs épais résistent aux tremblements de terre etne laissent pas pénétrer la chaleur du dehors dans lintérieur des apparte-ments. Saint-Pierre est de ces villes que létranger noublie point : « Lafaçon dêtre du pays est si agréable, la température si bonne et lon yvit dans une liberté si honnête que je nai pas vu un seul homme ni une :;° 191 . LIGNES DE NAVIGATION ET CABLES TELEGRAPHIQUES DANS LES ANTILLES. Uuest de fa r i e

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  • bookyear:1876
  • bookdecade:1870
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Reclus__Elis__e__1830_1905
  • booksubject:Geography
  • bookpublisher:Paris___Hachette_et_cie_
  • bookcontributor:University_of_Connecticut_Libraries
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  • bookleafnumber:904
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