Caption

View of the towns of Borås and Ulricehamn, Boråås, Bogsund, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, Stockholm, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1703, paper, etching, height 260 mm x width 381 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Ulricehamn, Borås, A wide horizontal engraving divided into two main landscape panels showing coastal town views from an elevated vantage; the upper panel depicts a hillside foreground with scattered rocks, trees, grazing sheep, a windmill on a hill, and small figures, then a midground of clustered houses, masts of ships rising near waterfront buildings, and a densely built town with church towers and rows of gardens extending toward rolling hills in the distance; the lower panel shows a broad body of water with sailing vessels, a distant wooded shoreline, and a foreground promontory with a large church-like building, a tall tower, rows of compact houses, tree-lined paths, and small human figures among the trees.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_121

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Keywords

View towns Borås Ulricehamn Boråås Bogsund Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele Stockholm supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1703 paper etching height 260 mm x width 381 mm city-view general veduta wide horizontal engraving divided two main landscape panels showing coastal town views elevated vantage upper panel depicts hillside foreground scattered rocks trees grazing sheep windmill hill small figures midground clustered houses masts ships rising near waterfront buildings densely built town church towers rows gardens extending rolling hills distance lower panel broad body water sailing vessels distant wooded shoreline foreground promontory large church- building tall tower compact houses tree-lined paths small human figures trees