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Title: Belgium and Holland. Handbook for travellers
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipsic : K. Baedeker
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withthe Peace of Madrid. In 1581 Tournai was heroically defendedagainst Alexander of Parma by the Princess dEpinoy, who, al-though wounded in the arm, refused to quit the ramparts, and didnot surrender the fortress until the greater part of the garrison hadfallen. In 1667 the town was taken after a protracted siege byLouis XIV., who caused it to be fortified by Vauban, and in 1709it was captured by the Imperial troops under Prince Eugene andthe Duke of Marlborough. In 1745 Tournai again fell into thehands of the French, and in 1748 it was assigned to the Nether-lands by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. The fortifications were de-molished by Joseph II. in 1781, but were renewed in 1815-69.The numerous sieges it has undergone have greatly altered the ex-ternal appearance of the town, and have left little trace of its ven-erable age, with the exception of a few interesting mediaeval houses.The old walls have been converted into promenades. — The preten-der, Perkin Warbeck, was born here.
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Vagntr 4 Debes, Leipzig-. TOURNAI. 9. Route. 59 Stockings, faience, and carpets are the staple manufactures ofTournai. The latter are generally known as Brussels carpets. The artof weaving carpets is said to have been brought to Europe by Flem-ings, who learned it from the Saracens at the time of the Crusades.Most of the carpets are made by the work-people in their own dwell-ings, and as there are few large factories in the town, it presents amuch cleaner and pleasanter appearance than the other large in-dustrial towns of Belgium. The Scheldt (Escaut) divides the town into two nearly equalparts , of which that on the left bank is by far the busier and moreimportant; but considerable improvements have taken place on theright bank since the completion of the new railway-station. Thehandsome, broad Quays, planted with trees, contribute to renderTournai one of the pleasantest-looking towns in Belgium. The riveris generally crowded with barges, most of which are laden with coalfrom the min

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