THE CASANOVA TOUR
by Pablo Günther

( Contents )  Part XIII
POST ROADS  -   9. Paris-Amsterdam - 10. Amsterdam-Geneva -  11. Brussels-Geneva - ( Part XIV )
9. PARIS - AMSTERDAM
Via Cambrai / Soissons, Mons, Bruxelles, Antwerpen and Rotterdam.
520 km.
 1758: Casanova on behalf of the French Government to the
European Money-Metropolis.
From Paris to Mons (via Cambrai)
230 km Chaise de Poste
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 Pontcarré / Paris to Mons (via Soissons)
250 km English Coupé; berlin of Mme d'Urfé.
C6 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 Mons to Antwerpen
105 km Chaise de Poste; berlin.
C3 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 Antwerpen to Rotterdam
110 km "Yacht", Chaise de Poste
Antwerpen - 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)
 From Rotterdam to Amsterdam
75 km Chaise de Poste
C3 5810 C3 5901^ C4 5909 K 8308+ Engl. Lady 8309^
   ROTTERDAM
  L Delft
  " DEN HAAG / 'S-GRAVENHAGE
  " Leiden
  N 208 Haarlem
 75  AMSTERDAM
Excursion: Sailing-sledge on the frozen river; back with a horse-sledge:
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.
1760: Along the Rhine and Escape from Stuttgart.
From Amsterdam to Köln
250 km Chaise de poste
C4 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 Mainz
255 km Boat; coupé; chaise de poste; post wagon.
Mainz - 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 Köln to Mannheim via Bad Kreuznach
240 km Chaise de poste; post wagon; coupé.
C4 6003
   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)
Excursion:
C12 6707 C12 6707^
   MANNHEIM
 15 N 36 SCHWETZINGEN (T&T 1723)
 From Mannheim to Wiesloch
35 km Chaise de poste; coupé; travelling chaise.
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 Wiesloch to Stuttgart (via Bruchsal)
80 km Chaise de Poste; hired carriage; coupé; travelling chaise.
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 Wiesloch (via Heilbronn or Kleingartach)
90 km Hired carriage; coupé.
L 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)
From Stuttgart to Schaffhausen
170 km Escape-carriage (to Donaueschingen): hired chaise of the T&T - post station in Cannstatt.
L 6004
   STUTTGART

The former posthouse of Waldenbuch. - Photo: Community of Waldenbuch.
  N 27 WALDENBUCH (y) (T&T 1722)
 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.
[All post and extra-post stations according to the post-map by Hohmann, Nürnberg, 1786.]
From Schaffhausen to Lausanne (in different directions)
540 km Carrier; on foot; private carriage; Open carriage.
V 6004
   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
Excursion: To Albrecht von Haller
35 km Open carriage
C5 6006 C5 6006^
   LAUSANNE
  N 9 Vevey
 35 " (ROCHE)
 From Lausanne to Genève
60 km Open carriage; coach "Aachen"; English Coupé.
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.
With Marquise d'Urfé across the Ardennes.
From Bruxelles to Liège
100 km Berlin; Solitaire.
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 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 Liège to Metz
240 km Berlin; coupé.
K 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 Metz to Lunéville
85 km Coupé; Berlin.
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 Lunéville to Basel:
185 km Berlin.
K 6206+ Mimi
   LUNÉVILLE
  N 59 Azerailles
  " Raon-l'Etape
 50 " St.Dié
  " Gemaingoutte
  " Ste.Marie
  " Lièpvre
 45 " Sélestat
  N 83 Ostheim
 20 " COLMAR
Excursion:
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
 From Basel to Genève
305 km Berlin; coach "Aachen"; English Coupé.
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
Continuation: Part XIV
Copyright by Pablo Günther, Hergensweiler 2001
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