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caption from the list of plates
PAGE 95.
An illustration of the appearance, which the shores of a
lake form, when seen from its surface, in a boat. The
promontories, and bays, unless very large, lose all their
indentations; and the whole boundary of the lake becomes a
mere thread.
When you stand upon the shore, if your situation be,
in any degree, elevated, the promontories appear to come
forward; and all the indentations are distinct.
These two modes of viewing may be compared by turning from
this print to page 55, vol.II; in which is represented a
lake seen from the shore. This latter mode of viewing
a lake is generally the most pleasing; unless indeed the
stand be taken too high, which elevates the horizon too
much.
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