Promenades d’un voyageur prussien by John Bramsen

Biography

Biography

Excerpts

English from Bramsen (1818)

• from Bramsen (1818:305)

Letter XXII

Departure for Saint-Jean-d'Acre. -- Residence with the British Consul. Description of the city. Climate. Said, - Consul of France. - Feast of St. Louis. inhabitants. Description of the place. - Christian doctor. —The harbour.

Saide, September 1814.

... The walls of the city (Acre)¹ are crenellated: it must once have been strong enough, but its fortifications, as well as those of all the other cities of Syria, fall quickly in ruins. In 1759, this place suffered greatly due to an earthquake, and you can still see remarkable remains of the destruction.

Footnotes

1 This passage is is a section where the author described a port call in Acre

French from Bramsen (1818)

• from Bramsen (1818:305)

Lettre XXII

Départ pour Saint - Jean - d'Acre. -- Résidence chez le Consul britannique. Description de la ville. Climat. Saïde, - Consul de France. - Féte de Saint. Louis. Habitans. Description de la place . - Médecin chrétien. —Le port.

Saïde , septembre 1814.

...Les murailles de la ville sont crénelées : elle a dû être autrefois assez forte , mais ses fortifications, de même que celles de toutes les autres villes de Syrie , tombent rapidement en ruines. En 1759 , cette place eut beaucoup à souffrir d'un tremblement de terre , et l'on y voit encore des vestiges remarquables des ravages qu'il y fit .

Chronology

Date	Reference	Corrections	Notes
1759 CE	1759	none

Seismic Effects

• In 1759, this place (Acre) suffered greatly due to an earthquake, and you can still see remarkable remains of the destruction.

Locations

• Acre

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