Plate 08: Loss of the Rhone, Village of Coussy on the right, Chateau and village of Bellegarde on the most elevated part of the same hill.The bridge is that of Coussy, which formerly served as a limit to France and Savoy. The ladder, as mentioned in the description of the Rhone is placed for the convenience of strangers who are desirous of minutely exploring the channel and disappearance of the river