Byron’s Swiss tour Previous Next The Château de Chillon, an illustration from the book Le Rhône. Description historique et pittoresque de son cours depuis sa source jusqu'à la mer (1829) by Gabriel Ludwig Lory and Johann Jakob Falkeisen (copyright: VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES, Médiathèque Valais) VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES, Médiathèque Valais The Sonnet on Chillon and extract of The Prisoner of Chillon poem, copied out by Claire Clairmont and annotated by Byron (copyright: The National Library of Scotland) The National Library of Scotland View of Ouchy port from the book Tableaux topographiques, pittoresques, physiques, historiques, moraux, politiques, littéraires de la Suisse (1780-1788) by Louis Joseph Masquelier and Nicolas Pérignon (copyright: VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne) VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne Entrance to Simmenthal from the book La Suisse pittoresque: ornéee de vues dessinés spécialement pour cet ouvrage (1836) by William Henry Bartlett and William John Cooke (copyright: VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne) VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne The Upper Staubbach falls, from the illustration book Voyage pittoresque de l'Oberland Bernois (1822) (copyright: VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque nationale suisse) VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque nationale suisse, cote: Collection Gugelmann Source of the Weisluchine or Luchine Blanche, at the lower Grindelwald glacier, from the book Tableaux topographiques, pittoresques, physiques, historiques, moraux, politiques, littéraires, de la Suisse (1780-1788) by Michel Picquenot and Besson VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne The summit of the Jungfrau (scene from Manfred), from the book La Suisse pittoresque: ornée de vues dessinées spécialement pour cet ouvrage (1836) by W Taylor and William Henry Bartlett (copyright: VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne) VIATICALPES-VIATIMAGES; Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne Cologny, view of Geneva from the Villa Diodati, by Jean Dubois (second quarter of 19th century) (copyright: Fondation Martin Bodmer; Bibliothèque de Genève) Fondation Martin Bodmer; Bibliothèque de Genève Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 This content was published on May 26, 2016 - 11:00 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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