Napoleon's Column, or the Colonne de la Grande-Armée, of the Doric order,.
172 ft. in height, constructed by Marquise, situated 2 M. from Boulogne on
the road to Calais (comp. Pl. G, 1), was founded in 1804 to commemorate
the expedition against England, the first stone being laid by Marshal
Soult in the presence of the whole army. The first empire left the
monument unfinished, and in 1821 Louis XVIII. caused the work to be
resumed, intending that the column should commemorate the restoration
of the Bourbons ; but it was not completed till 1841, when its original
destination was revived. The summit is occupied by a statue of the
emperor, one of Bostons finest works. The pedestal is adorned with
reliefs in bronze, representing emblems of war. The view from the top
resembles that commanded by the dome of Notre-Dame (custodian 1/2 fr.).

From Boulogne to Paris.

159 M. Chemin de Fer du Nord. Express in 31/4 - 3 3/4, other trains in
6-7 1/2 hrs. (fares 28 fr. 45, 19 fr. 20, 12 fr. 50 c).

Quitting the handsome station of Boulogne, the train traverses
the valley of the Liane. At (1 1/4.) Outreau the line from the
Grande Gare joins that from Boulogne-Tintelleries (p. 419). Several
large cement-works are passed. 3M. Pont-de-Briques; 5 1/2 M. Hes-
digneul (junction for St. Omer).

17 1/2 M. Etaples (Hôt. de la Gare) is the station for Paris-Plage
(Le Touquet, where a golf-course was opened in 1904). The train
crosses the Baie de la Canche by a viaduct. 20 1/2 M. St. Josse;
32 1/2 M. Rang du Fliers-Verton, the junction for the small sea-
bathing place of Berck; 28 M. Conchil-le-Temple ; 34 M. Rue. Near
(40 1/2 M) Noyelles, in the midst of a dreary expanse of sand, the
Somme was crossed by Edward III. before the battle of Crecy in 1346.

Branch-line to the right to (8 1/2 M.) Cayeux, via (4 M.) St. Valèry-sur-
Somme, whence William the Conqueror set out for England in 1066. An-
other branch-line runs to (5 M.) Le Crotoy.

49 M. Abbeville (Hôt. de France; Hôt. de la Tête-de-Boeuf; Hôt.
de la Gare, good) is a cloth-manufacturing town with 20,388 inhab.,
on the Somme, and connected with the sea by means of a canal. The
principal building is the Gothic Church of St. Wolfram, founded in
the 15th century. The Flamboyant portal of the Church of St. Gilles
is also interesting. The Musée Boucher-de-Perthes contains pre-
historic antiquities, old furniture, china, and about 1600 paintings
of the French, Flemish, and Dutch Schools, while the Musée d'Abbe-
ville et du Ponthieu has objects of natural history, paintings, and
antiquities. In the Place St. Pierre is a bronze statue of Lesueur,
the composer (1760-1837), by Rochet; and the Place Courbet is
embellished with a fine statue, by Falguière and Mercié, of Admiral
Courbet (1819-85), who was born at Abbeville.

From Abbeville branch-lines run to (58 1/2 M.) Béthune, via St. Riquier;
to (19 M.J Dompierre-sur-Authie, via Crécy-en-Ponthieu; and to (28 M.) Eu.

The scenery becomes more picturesque as the train ascends the
fertile valley of the Somme. — 54 1/2 M. Pont-Remy. — From
(591/2 M.) Longpré branch-lines diverge to Le Trêport and Canaples.
— 64 M. Hangest; 68 1/2 M. Picquigny, with the ruins of a strong-