W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS, Author of Buried Cities of Campania," Records of Noble Lives," &c. D. LOTHROP AND CO., 38 AND 40 CORNHILL. PREFAGE Neptune saw Venice on the Adria stand Firm as a rock, and all the sea command: Grant Tiber best-view both, and you will say That men did those, gods these foundations lay." Translated by JOHN EVELYN, from the Latin of Jacopo Sannazaro, for which the Venetian citizens presented him with 6000 golden crowns. WING to the vivid interest which attaches to the history of Venice, and the magnificent architectural monuments which adorn the ancient city, it was thought that a book purporting to be at once a record and a description-a manual for the young student, and a series of sketches for the general reader-might prove acceptable to the English public. With this view the present volume was compiled, and it is believed that in its own limited sphere it stands almost, if not quite, alone; that an account of the "relics' and "sights" of Venice, and a summary of its annals, are not to be elsewhere obtained in so portable a shape. The original authorities on Venetian history seldom come |