DIE CASANOVA TOUR
von Pablo Günther
POSTSTRASSEN (Teile IX - XV) - Casanovas Reisewege (auf Englisch): - 9. Paris-Amsterdam - 10. Amsterdam-Geneva - 11. Brussels-Geneva . (Teil XIV )
9. PARIS - AMSTERDAM
Via Cambrai / Soissons, Mons, Bruxelles, Antwerpen and Rotterdam.
520 km.
From Paris to Mons (via Cambrai)
From Pontcarré / Paris to Mons (via Soissons)C3 5810 C3 5901^+ Aranda/Giuseppe Pompeati C4 5909 8309^
PARIS
N 2 le Bourget
N 17 Louvres
&c la Chapelle-en-Serval
Senlis
Pont-Ste.-Maxence
Bois-de-Lihus
Gourney-s-Aronde
Cuvilly
Conchy-les-Pots, la Poste
Roye
Fonches
Marchélepot
130 Péronne
D 917 Fins
" Bonavis
35 N 44 Cambrai
N 30 Bouchain
" Valenciennes
" Quiévrain (T&T 1734) [Austrian Netherlands]
N 51 Quaregnon (T&T 1660)
65 " Mons / Bergen (T&T 1744)
From Mons to AntwerpenC6 6204^+ Corticelli K 6205+ Mme d'Urfé
(PONTCARRÉ)
D 35 Lagny
N 34 St. Germain
30 L Meaux
K 6205+ Mme d'Urfé
Meaux
20 N 330 le Plessis-Belleville
N 2 Nanteuil
&c Lévignen/Gondreville
Villers-Cotterets
40 Vertes-Feuilles
Soissons
Vauxrains/Chavignan
Laon
Marle
80 Vervins
la Capelle
35 Avesnes
D 951 Bachant
25 D 959 Maubeuge
20 N 2 Mons / Bergen (T&T 1744)
From Antwerpen to RotterdamC3 5810 C3 5901^+ Aranda C4 5909 K 6205+ d'Urfé 8309^
Mons (T&T 1744)
N 6 Casteau (T&T 1742)
" Braine (T&T 1678)
" Tubize (T&T 1648)
40 " Halle (T&T 1750
C3 5810 C3 5901^+ Aranda C4 5909 K 6205+ d'Urfé C9 6403 8309^
Halle (T&T 1750)
15 N 6 BRUXELLES (T&T 1622, driving post 1701)1. Bruxelles - Antwerpen directly (50 km):
C3 5810 C3 5901^+ Aranda K 8308+ Engl. Lady 8309^
BRUXELLES (T&T 1622/1701)
N 1 Mechelen (T&T 1648)
50 " ANTWERPEN (T&T 1620)
2. Bruxelles - Antwerpen via Gent (110 km):
C4 5909
BRUXELLES (T&T 1622/1701)
N 9 Asse / Asche
" Aalst / Alost
" Kwatrecht
55 " Gent (Gand) *
[* letter by Manon Balletti 1st Oct. 1759, Marr 8-128: "votre lettre de Gand"]
N 70 Lokeren
" St.-Niklaas
55 " ANTWERPEN (T&T 1620)
From Rotterdam to AmsterdamAntwerpen - Rotterdam by ship:
R 5810
ANTWERPEN
110 Schelde ROTTERDAM [United Netherlands]
Rotterdam - Antwerpen:
C3 5901+ Aranda/G. Pompeati C4 5909^ K 8308^+ Engl. Lady 8309
ROTTERDAM
Dordrecht
30 Maas-ferry MOERDIJK (T&T 1750)
L (Willemstad) // Breda
40 A 29 + N 259 Bergen op Zoom (T&T 1750) // N 263 Wuustwezel
" Putte (T&T 1750) // N1 [Austrian Netherlands]
40 N 11 ANTWERPEN (T&T 1620)
C3 5810 C3 5901^ C4 5909 K 8308+ Engl. Lady 8309^Excursion: Sailing-sledge on the frozen river; back with a horse-sledge:
ROTTERDAM
L Delft
" DEN HAAG / 'S-GRAVENHAGE
" Leiden
N 208 Haarlem
75 AMSTERDAM
5812, 5812^+ M. Pels 8309+ Engl. Lady 8309^
AMSTERDAM
10 ZAANDAM
10. AMSTERDAM - GENEVA
Via Köln, Koblenz, Bad Kreuznach / Mainz, Mannheim, Stuttgart,
Zürich, Solothurn / Bern and Lausanne.
1,200 km.
From Amsterdam to Köln
From Köln to Mannheim via MainzC4 6002
AMSTERDAM
L Naarden (via Hilversum to:)
L UTRECHT
N 225 (ZEIST)
" Amerongen
" Wageningen
L NIJMEGEN
N 53+9 KLEVE
N 57 Kalkar
170 " Xanten (T&T 1685)
C4 6002
[Here, not far from WESEL, crossing with C9 6403.]
N 57 Rheinberg (T&T 1666)
" Moers (T&T 1670)
" Uerdingen (T&T 1773)
N 222 Neuss (T&T 1660)
N 9 Dormagen (T&T 1752)
(Robbery by 5 deserters)
80 " KÖLN (T&T 1604)
From Köln to Mannheim via Bad KreuznachMainz - Köln by boat:
180 km
R 6707 Coupé "Warsaw" on board R 8307+ Count Durazzo
MAINZ
180 Rhine KÖLN
Mannheim - Mainz:
75 km
C4 6003^ C12 6707 C16 8311^+ Francesco Casanova
MANNHEIM (T&T 1688)
10 N 37, Rhine-ferry Oggersheim (T&T 1739)
P 5210+ Fr. C. C4 6003^ C12 6707
Oggersheim (T&T 1739)
15 N 9 Worms (T&T 1683)
P 5210+ Fr. C. C12 6707
Worms (T&T 1683)
N 9 Oppenheim (T&T 1703)
50 N 9+L MAINZ (T&T 1684)
From Mannheim to WieslochC4 6003Excursion:
KÖLN + (BRÜHL)
N 9 BONN (T&T 1679)
" Remagen (T&T 1763)
" Andernach (T&T 1723)
" KOBLENZ (T&T 1685)
N 327 Ehr (T&T 1764)
L Simmern (T&T 1744)
L Dörrebach (T&T 1751-1777, then Stromberg)
L Bad Kreuznach (T&T 1624)
L (Wöllstein) (T&T 1606-1735)
L Alzey (T&T 1703)
215 N 271 + N 47 Worms (T&T 1683)
P 5210^ C4 6003 C12 6707^
Worms
15 N 9 Oggersheim (T&T 1739)
C4 6003 C12 6707^ C16 8311+ Francesco Casanova
N 37 Oggersheim (T&T 1739)
10 Rhine-ferry MANNHEIM (T&T 1688)
C12 6707 C12 6707^
MANNHEIM
15 N 36 SCHWETZINGEN (T&T 1723)
From Wiesloch to Stuttgart (via Bruchsal)C4 6003 C12 6707^
MANNHEIM
N 37 + L Neckarhausen (T&T 1682)
20 L + N 37 Heidelberg (T&T 1650) Post: Hauptstraße 131
C4 6003 C12 6707^ C15 8307^
Heidelberg (T&T 1650)
15 N 3 Wiesloch (T&T 1742)
From Stuttgart to Wiesloch (via Heilbronn or Kleingartach)C4 6003 C15 8307^
Wiesloch
L Bruchsal (T&T 1636)
N 35 Bretten (T&T 1744)
" Knittlingen (T&T 1629)
55 " (Illingen)
L 5612^ C4 6003 C6 6107 C15 8307^
(Illingen)
N 10 Enzweihingen (T&T 1625)
25 " STUTTGART (T&T 1708)
From Stuttgart to SchaffhausenL 6003 L 6003^ C12 6707
STUTTGART
15 N 27 LUDWIGSBURG
C12 6707
LUDWIGSBURG
N 27 Besigheim (T&T 1745)
" Kirchheim (T&T 1747)
30 " Heilbronn (T&T 1647), or directly
L via: Leingarten / Kleingartach (T&T 1734) to:
L + N 39 Fürfeld (T&T 1737)
N 39 (Steinsfurt: Museum "Friedrich II.")
30 " Sinsheim (T&T 1701)
15 N 45 + L Wiesloch (T&T 1742)
[All post and extra-post stations according to the post-map by Hohmann, Nürnberg, 1786.]L 6004
STUTTGARTN 27 WALDENBUCH (y) (T&T 1722)
The former posthouse of Waldenbuch. - Photo: Community of Waldenbuch.
40 " TÜBINGEN (T&T 1716)
" Hechingen (T&T 1732)
45 " Balingen (T&T 1705)
" (Schömberg*; Vorder-Österreich)
L (Frittlingen*)
25 L Aldingen (T&T 1705) (Württemberg)
L (Tuningen*: frontier of the Principality Fürstenberg)
25 L DONAUESCHINGEN (T&T 1775) Poststr.2
/ (FÜRSTENBERG**, wrote Casanova)
[* In 1781, places passed by Friedrich Nicolai in his own carriage to Donaueschingen, residence of the Princes of Fürstenberg.
** The village Fürstenberg: south-east of Donaueschingen; no stage.]
P 6004
DONAUESCHINGEN (T&T 1775)
N 27 Blumberg (T&T 1773)
35 L SCHAFFHAUSEN [Switzerland] (also T&T 1743)In all Directions through Western Switzerland.
From Lausanne to GenèveV 6004Excursion: To Albrecht von Haller
SCHAFFHAUSEN
N 27 Eglisau
45 N 4 ZÜRICH
F 6004
ZÜRICH
40 KLOSTER EINSIEDELN
K 6004 C5 6005^+ Polish lady from Baden?
KLOSTER EINSIEDELN
N 8 + N 3 Wädenswil
N 3 Horgen
40 " ZÜRICH
C5 6005 C5 6005^+ Polish lady from Baden?
ZÜRICH
20 N 3 BADEN carriage-repair
C5 6005
KLOSTER EINSIEDELN
N 8 Sattel
50 N 2 LUZERN (via Zofingen, or via:)
35 N 10 Willisau
35 N 23 Burgdorf (to:)
25 L + N 1 BERN
C5 6005
BERN
30 N 12 FRIBOURG
15 L MURTEN
C5 6005+ Mme Dubois (from Solothurn)
MURTEN
N 1 + N 22 Aarberg
50 N 22 SOLOTHURN
35 N 12 BERN
C5 6006+ Mme Dubois
BERN
30 N 1 MURTEN
C5 6006+ Mme Dubois
MURTEN
N 1 (AVENCHES)
" Payerne
" Moudon
70 " LAUSANNE
35 km Open carriage
C5 6006 C5 6006^
LAUSANNE
N 9 Vevey
35 " (ROCHE)
C5 6006 C8 6208^ C8 6208
LAUSANNE
N 1 Morges
" Rolle
35 " Nyon
C5 6006 C7 6207+ Corticelli C8 6208^ C8 6208
Nyon
25 N 1 GENEVE
11. BRUSSELS - GENEVA
Via Liège (with Spa, Aachen, Köln), Luxembourg, Metz, Lunéville,
Colmar, Soultzbach-les-Bains, Basel, Besancon and the Givrine Pass.
915 km.
From Bruxelles to Liège
K 6205+ Mme d'Urfé C9 6403 K 8308^+ Engl. Lady
BRUXELLES (T&T 1622)
N 2 Kortenberg (T&T)
" Leuven (T&T 1680)
N 3 Tienen (T&T 1672)
" St.Truiden (T&T 1673)
" Oreye (T&T 1773)
100 " LIEGE (T&T 1633)
Excursion: Köln - Liège via Aachen and Spa.From Liège to Metz
From Köln to Aachen:
70 km Coupé "Warsaw"
C12 6707 8307
KÖLN (T&T 1604)
N 55 Bergheim (T&T 1680)
" Jülich (T&T 1692)
70 N 1 + N 264 AACHEN (T&T)
From Aachen to Liège:
45 km or 80 km Coupé "Warsaw"; berlin.
1. Aachen - Liège directly:
45 km
K 6205^+ Mme d'Urfé K 6206+ Mimi C12 6707 8307
AACHEN (T&T 1619)
25 N 3 Battice (T&T 1698)
K 6205^+ Mme d'Urfé K 6206+ Mimi
Battice (T&T 1698)
20 N 3 LIEGE (T&T)
2. Aachen - Liège via Spa:
80 km
Aachen - Battice (25 km): see above.
C12 6707 8307
Battice (T&T 1698)
L Verviers (T&T 1703)
25 N 657 + N 62 SPA (T&T 1648)
C12 6708+ Charlotte K 8308+ English Lady
SPA (T&T 1648)
30 N 62 LIEGE (T&T)
From Metz to LunévilleK 6206+ Mimi C12 6709+ Charlotte
LIEGE
N 63 Nandrin (T&T 1773)
N 641 Bonsin (T&T 1773)
60 N 63 Marche-en-Famenne (T&T 1732)
Ardennes 1:
Marche - Luxembourg via Bouillon:
180 km Berlin.
K 6206+ Mimi
Marche-en-Famenne
N 86 + N 899 Tellin (T&T 1773)
N 899 Paliseul [Kingdom of France]
60 N 89 BOUILLON
" Sedan
D 964 Mouzon
" Stenay
D 947 Montmédy
D 118 Vezin
D 29 + N 18 Longwy
N 5 (Schouweiler: former T+T relais, 1701)
120 " LUXEMBOURG
Ardennes 2:
Marche - Luxembourg directly:
120 km Coupé "Warsaw"
C12 6709+ Charlotte
Marche-en-Famenne (T&T 1732)
20 L Grinchamps (T&T 1677)
15 L Flamizoulle (T&T 1647)
L (Grandrue, former relais)
25 L Malmaison (T&T 1742), = Fauvilliers (T&T)
L (Martelange)
20 N 4 Attert - Post (T&T 1760)
20 " Steinfort (T&T 1687)
20 " LUXEMBOURG
K 6206+ Mimi C12 6709+ Charlotte
LUXEMBOURG
N 3 Frisange
N 53 Roussy
" Thionville
D 953 Hagondange
60 " METZ
From Lunéville to Basel:C6 6203+ Corticelli K 6206+ Mme d'Urfé
METZ
N 57 Corny-s-Moselle
" Pont-à-Mousson
" Belleville
55 " NANCY
K 5701^+ Mme Rivière C6 6107 K 6206+ Mme d'Urfé
NANCY
D 400 Dombasle
30 LUNÉVILLE
From Basel to GenèveK 6206+ MimiExcursion:
LUNÉVILLE
N 59 Azerailles
" Raon-l'Etape
50 " St.Dié
" Gemaingoutte
" Ste.Marie
" Lièpvre
45 " Sélestat
N 83 Ostheim
20 " COLMAR
K 6206+ Mme d'Urfé C7 6206^ C7 6206 K 6207^+ Mme d'Urfé
COLMAR
15 D 417 (SOULTZBACH-LES-BAINS)Soultzbach-les-Bains was not destroyed in the wars, so we can still go through the village almost like Casanova and his companions did. - Engraving by Mathaeus Merian, in 1654. Archive of the community Soultzbach-les-Bains. Photo: PG.
Up until today, the inhabitants of Sulzbach (former name) have never forgotten Casanova's sojourn of four weeks. There is a tablet with his name, and on the occasion of a parade in 1990, the historical card game was re-enacted on a wagon.K 6207+ Mme d'Urfé, and from Aachen the Corticelli in carriage C7.
COLMAR
N 415 Neuf-Brisach
D 468 Fessenheim
&c Ottmarsheim
Kembs
St.Louis-la-Chaussée
70 BASEL
C6 6112 K 6207+ Mme d'Urfé
BASEL
D 419 les 3 Maisons
" Altkirch
" Chavannes
60 " Belfort
K 6207+ Mme d'Urfé
Belfort
N 83 Tavey
&c l'Isle-s-le-Doubs
Branne / Clerval
Baume-les-Dames
Roulans
90 BESANCON
From Besancon, Mme d'Urfé continued alone to Lyon.
C7 6207+ daughter and mother Corticelli
BESANCON
N 83 Busy
" Quingey
40 D 467 Salins-les-Bains
" Champagnole
30 N 5 Chatelneuf (?)
&c St.Laurent
25 Morez
les Rousses
(Col de la Givrine 1.228 mh)
St.Cergue [Switzerland]
35 Nyon
C5 6006 C7 6207+ Corticelli C8 6208^ C8 6208
Nyon
25 N 1 GENEVE