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Si WE BLDE BONS. 29 eazip
Taglar iad ae
Stockholm.
HE City of Stockholm, though at prefent the Metro-
polis of the Kingdom of Sweden, was, not many
centuries ago, a Satie of no great importance. Indeed
, thatmot m: jovethree hundred years fince,
it-was man an sires sat two or Or three eae
ermen: but upon building a Caftle here to watch the
motions of their Ruflian neighbours, and afterwards the
Court making this a place of refidence, it was raifed by de-
grees to its prefent ftate of Profperity. This Caftle was
burnt down out a Sophy ago, but has been. rebuilt in
“The City at prefent extends itfelf over fix Iflands; .
which are conneéted together by bridges, : with very exe
tenfive Suburbs. The rocks, particularly towards the
Sea, form a fort of natural fortification. The Harbour
is
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