Bradshaw's Handbook

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The ancient capital of Provence, the Aquæ Sextiæ of the Romans, a university city and the seat of an archbishop.

Bradshaw was born at Windsor Bridge, Pendleton, in Salford, Lancashire. On leaving school he was apprenticed to an engraver named Beale in Manchester, and in 1820 he set up his own engraving business in Belfast, returning to Manchester in 1822 to set up as an engraver and printer, principally of maps. [2] Spain.—It is most advisable for travellers to be provided with Passports. The visa of a Spanish Consul is not necessary, but will be found useful in travelling in provincial towns and country districts. CANARY ISLANDS.—No Regulations in force. Morocco.—It is advisable for travellers to be provided with Passports. Any one wishing to travel into the interior should consult His Majesty’s Minister at Tangier or the British Consul for the district through which his route lies. The Metric System of Weights and Measures, with trifling variations of denomination, has been adopted in the following countries:—Portugal.—Travellers are advised to provide themselves with Passports. For residence, proof of nationality is required, and in travelling a Passport may save the bearer much inconvenience. AZORES.—A passport is advisable. MADEIRA.—No Regulations in force. He was a religious man. Although his parents were not exceptionally wealthy, when he was young they enabled him to take lessons from a minister devoted to the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg. He joined the Society of Friends (the Quakers) and gave a considerable part of his time to philanthropic work. [2] He worked a great deal with radical reformers such as Richard Cobden in organising peace conferences and in setting up schools and soup kitchens for the poor of Manchester. [3] Bradshaw's Monthly Alphabetical Hand-book through London and its Environs. London: W.J. Adams. 1862. Amiens, chief town of Département de la Somme, the ancient capital of Picardy, is on the River Somme and two small affluents, the Arve and the Selle. It is one of the principal manufacturing towns of France, with a great trade in linen, woollens, velvet, etc.

Travellers who intend to visit the Russian Empire, the Turkish Dominions, or the Kingdom of Rumania, Persia, Colombia, Venezuela, Hayti, or Eritrea, in the course of their travels, must not leave the United Kingdom without having had their Passports vises by the Consuls of these Countries. Travellers about to proceed to any other country need not obtain the visa of the Diplomatic or Consular Agents of such country. Arles, a very old place, on the River Rhone, is the Roman Arelate, on the Via Aurelia. There is some trade in the port, but the interest for the traveller is in the Roman remains. His name was already known as the publisher of Bradshaw’s Maps of Inland Navigation, when in 1839, soon after the introduction of the railways, he published, at sixpence, Bradshaw’s Railway Time Tables, the title being changed in 1840 to Bradshaw’s Railway Companion, and the price raised to one shilling. A new volume was issued at occasional intervals, a supplementary monthly time sheet serving to keep the book up to date. Bradshaw's general railway and steam navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland, 1863:January - No. 354 Greece.—No Regulations in force, except as regards persons entering the country by the land frontier, who are sometimes required to be in possession of Passports.In practically all European Countries no merchandise is allowed to enter free of duty. In the case of travellers the custom-house officials have a certain latitude allowed them, and in France, for instance, the question, Have you anything to declare? if answered in the negative is very frequently followed, in the absence of any suspicious circumstances, by the traveller being allowed to pass almost without examination. Cigars.—In France or Germany, enough for the railway journey (about ten). Cigarettes, about twenty. Spain, only a few, not more than 20. In Italy, half-a-dozen. In Portugal, one opened box. HOTEL ASTORIA ET DE L’ARC ROMAIN.—First class, facing the Park and Bath Establishment. Every modern comfort and luxury. See Advt. Bradshaw's general railway and steam navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland, 1861:January - No. 330