Excerpt from Voyage dans le Finistère, ou État de ce Département en 1794 Et 1795, Vol. 3
La ville de Quimper est le chef-lieu d'un district important elle est située par les six degrés Vin gt-sept minutes vingt - une secondes de longitude et par les quarante huit. Dégrés vingt minutes de latitude sur les rives de deux rivières lîodet et le Steyr, qui se réunissent et se rendent ensemble a la mer. Les fables dmpays parlent d' un fonda teur de Quimper, nomme Gorineus,échappé des ruines de Troye César la nomme Curiosolitum elle fut la capitale du pays de Cornouailles et le siège d'un évêque; Le collège jdee;qui_oeper avoit dela célé. Tom€ II]. A... a brité Vannes et Cette ville se partageoient tous les étudians de la Basse - Bretagne. Sa situation est agréable. La plus ancienne partie dela Cité entourée de murailles flanquées de tourelles surmontées d'ar bres et d'arbrisseaux est établie sur l'an gle formé par la réunion' des rivières. Les Gâteaux sur la droite sont couverts de maisons qui se doruiribnt en amphithéâtre sur la ÿauche s'élève une montagne de cinq à six cents pieds de hauteur, masse de to chers00u'ver - ts de bois et de bruyères. De son sommet on suit le cours de la rivière' l'oeil s'arnête sur de beaux' lointains sur des montagnes orrîées de chênes de sa pins et de' peupliers le quai dont les maisons antiques frappent parleur forine gothique, leur irrégularité la promenade du Finity les capucins', le collège, l'hô pital la maison commune et sur tout la masse e'tles tours de la cathédrale sont les' objets marquans au milieù'de €l'amas de maisons, sans ordre,'qui formé la vi'ile de Quimper.
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