A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 / With Notes Taken During a Tour Through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. / Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot

A traveler records an 1817 tour across Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orléanois, and the environs of Paris, combining topographical description, historical anecdote, and personal impression. He sketches countryside views, towns, ruins, and the Loire, offers an eyewitness visit to the austere monastery of La Trappe with notes on its foundation and rules under the Abbé de Rancé and its condition after the 1814 restoration, and reflects on the memory of the Vendéan wars and local modes of warfare. Brief chapters mix travel observations, local history, and descriptive vignettes accompanied by planned illustrations.