Caption

Lidkiöping, Mariaestadh, View of the towns of Lidköping and Mariestad, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Willem Swidde, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1697, paper, etching, height 272 mm x width 395 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Mariestad, Lidköping, A wide engraving showing two horizontal cityscapes stacked vertically, each framed by trees and open land in the foreground; the upper scene features a riverside town with clustered buildings, a tall church tower, a large windmill with visible sails and wooden structures near the riverbank, rows of trees along a pathway, scattered small figures walking and standing, and two decorative shields in the sky area, while the lower scene presents a dense town of closely packed houses, a prominent church with a tall tower rising above the rooftops, a waterfront area with a fenced compound and classical-style buildings, winding water channels leading into the town, and foreground trees and rocky ground with vegetation.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_120

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Keywords

Lidkiöping Mariaestadh View towns Lidköping Mariestad Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Willem Swidde supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1697 paper etching height 272 mm x width 395 mm city-view general veduta wide engraving showing two horizontal cityscapes stacked vertically framed trees open land foreground upper scene features riverside town clustered buildings tall church tower large windmill visible sails wooden structures near riverbank rows pathway scattered small figures walking standing two decorative shields sky area lower scene presents dense town closely packed houses prominent church tall tower rising rooftops waterfront area fenced compound classical-style buildings winding water channels leading town foreground trees rocky ground vegetation