| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 Seiten
...some of them running the whole length of the town, parallel to the river, and intersected by others at right angles. The houses are, for the most part, of a gray stone ; and sheet iron or tin is the universal roofing. It perhaps has on the whole a heavy and... | |
| Thomas Rose - 1832 - 242 Seiten
...present town is laid out with much taste and elegance. The streets are broad and straight, intersecting each other at right angles ; the houses are, for the most part, constructed of stone, and roofed with blue slate. The churches and other public buildings are handsome... | |
| Robert Montgomery Martin - 1834 - 656 Seiten
...where there is a canal to carry off any accumulated water : the land then again undulates to the-N. to a higher range. The streets are parallel with the...handsome structures, and would be considered as such in London. Among the principal edifices are the Hotel Dieu, the Convent of Notre Dame, the General... | |
| Robert Montgomery Martin - 1839 - 942 Seiten
...the river level. Along its foot, and particularly up its sides, are thickly interspersed corn fields, orchards and villas, above which to the very summit...the houses are for the most part of a greyish stone, roofed with sheet iron or tin : many of them arc handsome structures, and would be considered as such... | |
| Robert Montgomery Martin - 1843 - 1074 Seiten
...the river level. Along its foot, and particularly up its sides, are thickly interspersed corn fields, orchards and villas, above which to the very summit...the houses are for the most part of a greyish stone, roofed with sheet iron or tin : many of them are handsome structures, and would be considered as such... | |
| Robert Montgomery Martin - 1843 - 984 Seiten
...N. to the level of the surrounding country. The bank of the river upon which Montreal is built, ha» a gradual elevation of 20 to 30 feet, sloping again...the houses are for the most part of a greyish stone, roofed with sheet iron or tin : many of them are handsome structures, and would be considered as such... | |
| James Handasyd Perkins - 1846 - 632 Seiten
...few days, without repairs, they must fall to the ground. The streets are narrow, straight, regular, and intersect each other at right angles. The houses are, for the most part, low and inelegant ; and although many of them are convenient and suited to the occupations of the people,... | |
| James Handasyd Perkins - 1846 - 642 Seiten
...without repairs, they must fall to the ground. The streets are narrow, straight, regular, and intersecl each other at right angles. The houses are, for the most part, low and inelegant ; and although many of them are convenient and suited to the occupations of the people,... | |
| James Hamilton - 1856 - 984 Seiten
...the city reposes peacefully. The town is built with great regularity, parallel streets intersecting each other at right angles. The houses are, for the most part, plastered and coloured, but seldom more than one story high. Green is a favourite colour for doors... | |
| Thomas Rose (topographical writer.) - 1856 - 208 Seiten
...present town is laid out with much taste and elegance. The streets are broad and straight, intersecting each other at right angles ; the houses are, for the most part, constructed of stone, and roofed with blue slate. The churches, three in number, and other public buildings,... | |
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