" (_See the Cut_.)
"A bridge was built on this spot in 1735, but the key-stone not having
been properly secured, it fell down in 1741, by which fifty persons were
killed. The present bridge was finished in 1774, by Don Joseph Martin
Aldeheula, a celebrated architect of Malaga; and appears so well
constructed as to bid defiance almost to time itself."
"It is impossible to convey an adequate idea of it: from below it appears
suspended in the air; and when upon the bridge, the river beneath appears
no longer a mighty torrent, but resembles a rippling brook. When standing
on the bridge, the optical delusion is very singular: the torrent of water
appears to run up a hill towards the bridge, and the same phenomenon takes
place when viewed in either direction."
"One of the streets of the city is built almost close to the edge of the
precipice, and stairs are hewn out of the solid rock, which lead to nooks
in the lower precipices, in which, though there is very little soil,
gardens have been formed, where fig and orange trees grow with
considerable luxuriance, and greatly contribute to the beauty of the
scenery.
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