POST ROADS  - 12. Geneva-Florence - 13. London-Moscow -  ( Part XV )

12. GENEVA - FLORENCE
Via Chambéry / Lyon, Valence, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Antibes,
Genova and Pisa (with Firenze - Lucca).
1,070 km.
With: Antibes - Turin and Genoa - Milan.

C1 4912^+ Henriette C5 6007 C5 6009^ C5 6009 C8 6211^ C8 6301
   GENÈVE
  D 18 le Chable
  N 201 Cruseilles
  " ANNECY
  " St. Félix
  " AIX-LES-BAINS / AIX-EN-SAVOIE
 90 D 991 CHAMBÉRY
C5 6007 C5 6009^ C5 6009
   CHAMBÉRY
  D 20 + D 12 Chapareillan
  D 590A Le Touvet
  N 90 Crolles
 50 " GRENOBLE (LA TRONCHE)
Valence - Grenoble:
C5 6009 C5 6009^ C8 6305+ Marcolina
   VALENCE
 10 N 7 Pont-de-l'Isère / (Pont-de-) Sillart
C5 6009 C5 6009^
   Pont-de-l'Isère
  D 153 Romans
  N 92 les Fauries
  " St. Marcellin
  " Vinay
  " Tullins
  " Voreppe
 90 N 75 GRENOBLE
Grenoble - Valence by boat:
105 km
R 6007 Open carriage "Zürich" on board
  GRENOBLE
 105 Isère & Rhone VALENCE

C8 6208 [C1 5001, Henriette alone (however, with Casanova's cello)... ]
   GENÈVE
  ? Saconney / = D 984 B Laconnex* ?
  D 984 B Pougny* // Collonges [Kingdom of France]
 45 N 206 + N 84 CHATILLON
  N 84 St. Germain-de-Joux
  " Nantua
  " St. Martin-du-Frène
  " Cerdon
  D 36 St. Jean-le-Vieux
 65 " St. Denis-en-Bugey
  N 84 Meximieux
  " la Valbonne
  " Montluel
  " Mirebel
 50 " LYON
[* The post stations between Genève and Chatillon: according to Nugent, 1756, IV,149. In 1786 the post-map by Hohmann shows the stations St.Genis und St.Jean on the D 984.]
Valence - Lyon:
C5 6009 C5 6009^ C8 6305+ Marcolina
   VALENCE
 10 N 7 Pont-de-l'Isère
C8 6305+ Marcolina
   Pont-de-l'Isère
  N 7 Tain
  &c St. Vallier
 35  St. Rambert
   Le Péage-de-Roussillon
   Auberives
 30  Vienne
   St. Symphorien-d'Ozon
   St. Fons
 25  LYON

By boat:
115 km
R 6007 Open carriage "Zürich" on board
   VALENCE
 115 Rhone AVIGNON
Avignon - Valence:
C5 6009 C5 6009^ C8 6305+ Marcolina
   AVIGNON
  D 177 Pujaut
  D 177 + D 26 St. Laurent
  D 121 Bagnols
  N 86 Pont-St.Esprit
  D 63 Lapalud
  N 7 Pierrelatte
  " Donzère
  D 144A + N 7 Montélimar
  ? Laine
  N 7 Loriol
  " Paillasse
 120 D 7 VALENCE

Excursion: to Petrarca's house.
C5 6008 C5 6008^
   AVIGNON
 25 N 100 (L'ISLE-S-LA-SORGUE)
 5 D 25 (FONTAINE-DE-VAUCLUSE)

C5 6009 C8 6305^+ Marcolina
   AVIGNON
  N 7 ST.ANDIOL
 30 " Orgon
C5 6009 C8 6305^+ Marcolina P 6902
   Orgon
  N 7 Pont Royal
  " St.Cannat
 45 " AIX-EN-PROVENCE

C5 6009 C8 6305^+ Marcolina L 6906
   AIX-EN-PROVENCE
 6 N 8 (Luynes)
 4 N 8 (LA CROIX D'OR, Bouc-Bel-Air)  

 5 N 8 le Pin (near les Peyrets. Photo: H Watzlawick)
  " (ST. LOUIS)
 15 " MARSEILLE

C5 6010+ Rosalie C8 6304^+ Marcolina + la Crosin P 6906
   MARSEILLE
 15 N 8 AUBAGNE

1. Via Toulon to Le Luc:
95 km
C5 6010+ Rosalie Marseille - Toulon in 5 hours
   AUBAGNE
  N 8 Cuges
  " Le Beausset
 45 " TOULON
  N 97 Cuers
  " Pignans
 50 " LE LUC
2. Le Luc - Aubagne directly:
70 km
C8 6304+ Marcolina + la Crosin P 6906^
   LE LUC
 D 33 Cabasse
 25 D 79 + N 7 BRIGNOLES
 N 7 Tourves
  N 560 Roquevaire
 45 N 96 AUBAGNE
Le Luc - Antibes:
80 km
C5 6010+ Rosalie C8 6304^+ Marcolina + la Crosin P 6906
   LE LUC
  N 7 Vidauban
  " le Muy
 40 " FRÉJUS
  N 7 + D 237 les Adrets-de-l'Esterel
  N 7 la Napoule
 40 N 98 ANTIBES

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From ANTIBES to TURIN over the Col de Tende
240 km Post wagon; vetturino.

P 6906
   ANTIBES
  N 98 Bouches-du-Loup
 20 " NICE [Kingdom of Sardinia]
Between Nice and Genova, along the coast, posting was not possible, but
it was via Torino and Tortona:
V 6906
   NICE
 20 D 2204 l'Escarène
 20 " Sospel
 25 " Breil-s-Roya
 20 N 204 Tende
 10 " - COL DE TENDE - (1871 mh; road built in 1782)
  N 20 Limone
  " Borgo S.Dalmazzo
 35 " Cúneo
  " Centallo
 35 " Savigliano
  " Racconigi
 25 " Carmagnola
  " Carignano
  " la Lóggio
 30 " TORINO

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S 6010+ Rosalie
   ANTIBES
 20  VILLEFRANCHE

Excursion: to Nice because of a storm:
5 km Hired carriage
L 6010, L 6010^+ Rosalie
   VILLEFRANCHE
 5  NICE

S 6010+ Rosalie
   VILLEFRANCHE
 170  GENOVA

S 6304+ Marcolina + la Crosin
   GENOVA
 120  SAN REMO
 30  MENTONE
 50  ANTIBES

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From GENOA to MILAN
150 km English Coupé; post wagon.

Pavia - Milano:
C8 6302 C8 6303^+ la Crosin
   PAVIA
  N 35 (CERTOSA DI PAVIA)
  " Binasco
 35 " MILANO
Pavia - Genova:
C8 6303+ la Crosin
   PAVIA
  N 35 + L Pancarana [Kingdom of Sardinia]
 30 L Voghera
C1 4912+ Henriette C2 5001^ P 5005 C6 6103 C8 6303+ la Crosin P 7003^
   Voghera
 15 N 10 TORTONA
C8 6303+ la Crosin
   TORTONA
  N 211 + L Béttole di Castellar (di Tortona)
  L NOVI
  N 35bis Serravalle [Republic of Genova]
  L (Gavi) Voltággio
   - Passo della Bocchetta (772 mh) -
  L Campomarone
 70 N 35 GENOVA

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S 6011
   GENOVA
 100  (LERICI) [Republic of Genova]

L 6011 (+ Leduc & Costa)
   (LERICI)
 10 N 331 Sarzana
  N 1 Avenza
  &c Massa [Duchy of Modena]
   Pietrasanta
   Viaréggio [Duchy of Lucca]
   Migliarino (?) / Torretta
 60  PISA [Duchy of Toscana]

Excursion:
L 6011 L 6011^ (+ Leduc & Costa)  P 7004 P 7004^
   PISA
 20 N 1 LIVORNO
Excursion:
L 7004 L 7004^
   PISA
 5 N 12 (S. GIULIANO TERME)

C6 6011 P 7004^ P 7004
   PISA
  N 67 Fornacette
  " Castello del Bosco
 40 " S. Miniato (Basso)
C6 6011 P 7004^
   S. Miniato
  N 67 Lastra
 40 " FIRENZE

Link: direction of Siena:
P 7004
   S. Miniato
  N 429 Castelfiorentino
 40 " Poggibonsi

Excursion: From Firenze to Lucca.
75 km Hired carriage; Coupé "Salerno".
L 6011 L 6011^ C14 7108, C14 7108^+ Francesco Morosini
   FIRENZE
  N 66 Poggio a Caiano
 35 " PISTOIA
C14 7108, C14 7108^+ Fr. Morosini
   PISTOIA
  N 435 Borgo a Buggiano
 40 " LUCCA

13. LONDON - MOSCOW
Via Calais, Bruxelles, Wesel, Minden, Hannover, Braunschweig, Berlin,
Danzig, Königsberg, Riga and St. Peterburg.
3,805 km.

Hired carriage (Post-Chaise) Dover - London: 18 hours.
L 6306^+ Aranda K 6308+ Pauline P 6308^ P 6403+ Daturi
   LONDON
  A2 Deptford
  ? (Welling)
  ? (Crayford)
  A2 Dartford
  ? Northfleet
  ? Chaulk Street
  A2 ROCHESTER
  ? Raynham
  A2 Newington Street
  " SITTINGBOURNE
  A2 Faversham
  B2061 Boughton Street // Bocton Street
  ? (Justice)
  A2 CANTERBURY
  " Bishopsbourne
  B2061 Lydden
  ? (Rivertown)
  B2061 Buckland
 120 " DOVER
S 6306^+ Aranda S 6308+ Pauline S 6308^ S 6403+ Daturi
   DOVER
 50 Channel CALAIS [Kingdom of France]

C9 6403+ Daturi
   CALAIS
 25 N 1 GRAVELINES
C3 5708 C9 6403+ Daturi
   GRAVELINES
 20 N 1 DUNKERQUE
C3 5709 C9 6403+ Daturi
   DUNKERQUE
 10 D 916 Bergues
C9 6403+ Daturi
   Bergues
  D 916A Roesbrugge (T&T 1750)
  N 308 (Poperinge) (T&T until 1744)
 35 N 38 IPER (T&T 1748)
  N 8 Menen (T&T 1715)
  " Kortrijk
 60 N 50 TOURNAI (T&T 1741)
  N 7 Leuze (T&T 1796)
  " Ath (T&T 1701)
  " Enghien (T&T 1741)
 65 " Halle (T&T 1750)
C3 5810 C3 5901^+ Aranda C4 5909 K 6205+ Mme d'Urfé C9 6403+ Daturi
   Halle
 15 N 6 BRUXELLES (T&T 1622)

K 6205+ Mme d'Urfé (to Besancon) C9 6403+ Daturi 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)

C9 6403+ Daturi
   LIEGE (T&T 1633)
  N 671 Maastricht (T&T 1672)
  L Rekem (T&T 1680)
  N 78 Maaseik (T&T 1719)
  N 273 Horn (T&T 1729)
 80 N 68 ROERMOND (T&T 1640)
  N 271 Tegelen (T&T 1701)
 45 N 58 Geldern (T&T 1759)
 30 " Rhine WESEL [Kingdom Prussia] on the grand post route Kleve - Berlin - Memel, which Casanova took to the end, and Boswell to Berlin, as follows:

 Boswell and Casanova in comparison:
JAMES BOSWELL: ............................... GIACOMO CASANOVA:
K 6406 + 3 persons .................................. C 10 6405 + Redegonda*
"coach and four" ...................................... Coupé and four
[ * Redegonda's mother departs with the stage wagon shortly after and overtakes her daughter in Hannover. ]
 [PN : passing the night in an inn. Capital letters: places mentioned by Boswell or Casanova.  = same place.]
   WESEL ..................................................... WESEL
  N 58 Alt-Schermbeck / Bürbaum ....................=
 40 " HALTERN (1st PN) ................................=
  N 58 + L Olfen ..............................................=
  L + N 236 Lünen ...........................................= (night: driven through)
  L Hamm .......................................................=
 70 L (VELLINGHAUSEN) (2nd PN) ...............=
      L Hultrop ..................................................=
 25 L Lippstadt .............................................. LIPPSTADT (in the morning a meal)
 15 L RIETBERG (3rd PN) ..............................=
  L Neuenkirchen .............................................=
  L Bielefeld ....................................................=
 40 N 61 HERFORD (4th PN) ..........................=
  " Eidinghausen ...............................................=
 30 " MINDEN (lunch) ................................... MINDEN (1st PN)
  N 65 + 83 Luhden ..........................................=
  N 83 Oldendorf ..............................................=
 40 L UNSEN (5th PN) ....................................=
  N 217 Springe ................................................=
 40 " HANNOVER (lunch) .............................. HANNOVER (2nd PN)
  N 65 Sehnde ..................................................=
  " Peine ...
 60 N 65 + N 1 BRAUNSCHWEIG (6th PN) .... BRAUNSCHWEIG (3rd PN)

Excursion:
10 km Coupé
C10 6406 C10 6406^
   BRAUNSCHWEIG
 10 N 4 WOLFENBÜTTEL

In Wolfenbüttel a tablet recalls Casanova's sojourn. The text is:
"This guesthouse is called since 1709 "CROWN OF SPAIN" on the occasion of the wedding of the Princess Elisabeth Christine, mother of the Empress Maria Theresia, with King Charles of Spain, later Emperor Charles VI. In 1764 lodged here for studies in the library GIACOMO CASANOVA." - Photo: PG.

C10 6407
   BRAUNSCHWEIG
  N 1 Königslutter
 40 " Helmstedt
  " Erxleben (?) / Ackersleben
 45 " MAGDEBURG
  B 246 + L Hohenziatz
  L Ziesar
 75 L Brandenburg
  N 1 Groß-Kreutz / Hohenkreuz
 40 " POTSDAM
C10 6407 P 6408^ P 6408
   POTSDAM
  N 1 Zehlendorf
 30 " BERLIN

P 6409+ Lambert (as Casanova's servant)
   BERLIN
  N 2 Bernau
  &c Eberswalde
   Angermünde
 90  Schwedt
   Chojna / Königsberg in der Neumark
  L Banie / Bahn
  &c Pyrzyce / Pyritz
   Stargard
   Maszewo / Massow
   Nowogard / Naugardt
  N 6 Ploty / Platho
  " Pniewo / Pinnow
  " Slowenkowo / Neugasthof
  " Karlino / Cörlin
  " Koszalin / Cöslin
  " Slawno / Schlawe
  " Slupsk / Stolpe (via Neu-Damerow to)
  N 6 + L 211 Lupawa / Lupow (in Damerkow left to)
  L 211+212 Oskowo / Wutzkow (postroad destroyed because of airfield until Niepoczolowice / Wahlendorf; via Linia and Lebno to)
   Donimierz / Dennemörse (via Schönwalde and Kölln to the stage in)
   Gdansk-Chelm / Stolzenberg (directly in front of the old city of)
 410   L + N 218  GDANSK / DANZIG
  N 1 Tczew / Dirschau
  N 22 Malbork / Marienburg
  N 50 Elblag / Elbing
  L Frombork / Frauenburg
  L Braniewo / Braunsberg
  L Mamonovo / Heiligenbeil
  L ( ? before Primorsko:) / Hoppenbrück
  L Usakovo / Brandenburg
 200 N 194  KÖNIGSBERG

L 6409+ Lambert C11 6509^+ Valville
   KÖNIGSBERG
  L Zarecje / Kaymen
  A 190 Polessk / Labiau
  L Saranskoje / Laukischken
  L Zalesie / Alexen
  ? ? / Schillupischken
 110 A 216 Tilsit
  southern river Memel  ? / Alt-Schanzenkrug
   Jasnoje / Kuckerneese
  -ferry- (Rusne)
   Silute / Werden
  " Kukoriai / Kukoreiten
  " Priekule / Prökuls
 100 " KLAIPEDA / MEMEL
  A 223 Palanga / Polangen  [Kingdom of Poland]
  " Rucava / Rutzau
  L Barta / Ober-Bartau
  L Tadaiki / Tadaiken
  ? ? / Groß Drogen
  A 218 Skrunda / Schrunden
  " Saldus / Frauenberg
  " ? / Bachhof
  L Dobele / Doblen
 260 L JELGAVA / MITAU  [Courland]

Excursion: Round trip of two weeks through Semgallen, eastern province of Courland, in a coach and six of the Duke, by changing horses every 2-3 hours. Visiting mines and other enterprises. (On the map above: to eliminate the sign from Mitau directed to the west).
K 6410
           JELGAVA / MITAU
 c.400  JELGAVA / MITAU

K 6410+ Lambert C11 6509^+ Valville
   JELGAVA / MITAU
  A 216 Olaine / Olai
 50 " RIGA [Empire of Russia]

C11 6412+ Lambert C11 6509^+ Mme. Valville
   RIGA [Empire of Russia]
  L ? / Neuermühlen
  L ? / Hilchensfahr
  L ? / Engelhardshof
 70 L STRAUPE / KLEIN-ROOP
  L Lenci / Lenzenhof
  L Valmiera / Wolmar
  A 201 Strenci / Stackeln
  ? ? / Gulber
  A 201 Valga / Walk
  " Sangaste ? / Teilitz
  " Puka ? / Kuckatz
  " (s.s.e. of Elva:) ? / Uddern
 170 " Tartu / Dorpat
  " ? / Iggafer
  L Torma
  A 201 Tammispää / Nennal
  " (before Kaukski:) ? / Ranna-Pungern
  " ? / Klein Pungern
  " ? / Purro
  ? ? / Fockenhof
  ? ? / Waiwara
 170 M 11 NARVA / NARWA
 30 " Kingisepp / Jamburg
 20 L Zapolje / Opolje
C11 6412
   Zapolje
  M 1 Cirkovicy
  " Kaskovo
  " Kipen
  " KRASNOJE SELO / Krama Jels
 130 " ST. PETERBURG

C11 6509+ Mme Valville. Casanova had already visited Peterhof and
Oranienbaum before.
   ST. PETERBURG
   (PETRODVOREC / PETERHOF)
   (LOMONOSOW / ORANIENBAUM)
   (KOPRJE / KAPORJA)
 130  Zapolje

Excursions:
C11 6506 C11 6506^
   ST. PETERBURG
 25  (ZARSKOJE SELO)
R 6506 R 6506^
  ST. PETERBURG
 30 bay of Kronstadt (KRONSTADT)

C11 6505, C11 6505^+ Zaira
  ST. PETERBURG
 M 10 Sofia
 &c Tosna
  Ljubani
  Tschudowo
  Spaskaja Polest
  Podberesje
  NOWGOROD
  Bronnizy
  Saizowo
  Krestzy
  Jashelbizy
  Waldai
  Jedrowo
  Chotilow
  Wyschni Wolotschok
  Wydropusk
  Torshok
  Mednoje
  Twer
  Gorodnja
  Sawidowo
  Klin
  Peschki
  Tschornaja Grjas
 M 10 MOSKVA

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