PREFACE.
L ondon ;
Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode,
New-Street-Square.
T h e observations contained in the first
volume of these travels were made during
a residence of four months in the Taren-
taise, and various parts of Savoj, which
have hitherto been scarcely explored by my
countrymen, who generally follow each
other along the most frequented route, in
one unvaried track. I trust, therefore, that
a description of this interesting country and
the state of its inhabitants, with a comparative
view of its geology, may be favourably
received. The only part of Savoy well-
known to the English is Chamouny, and
this I should have passed over in silence,
had not my views of its geology been
different from those generally entertained.
