Caption

Castellum maritimum Drottningskiaer versus occasum, Castellum Drottningskiaer orientem versus, View of Drottningskär Castle, from the west and east, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, Stockholm, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1710, paper, etching, height 289 mm x width 355 mm, castle, Drottningskär Castle, A detailed engraved scene showing a coastal landscape with rocky shorelines and scattered vegetation in the foreground, including grasses, shrubs, and a few twisted trees on the right; large rocks and boulders dot the shoreline and there are small human figures among the rocks, some standing and some seated; a decorative framed cartouche topped with a crown is positioned on the left among the rocks; beyond the shore a body of water stretches across the image with several sailing ships and smaller boats on the water, some with billowing sails and others emitting plumes of smoke; in the distant midground a fortified structure or castle sits on a low peninsula with surrounding walls and towers; the horizon shows low land with trees and small buildings, and the sky above is filled with fine horizontal engraving lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_133

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Keywords

Castellum maritimum Drottningskiaer versus occasum Castellum Drottningskiaer orientem versus View Drottningskär Castle west east Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele Stockholm supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1710 paper etching height 289 mm x width 355 mm castle detailed engraved scene showing coastal landscape rocky shorelines scattered vegetation foreground grasses shrubs twisted trees right large rocks boulders dot shoreline small human figures rocks standing seated decorative framed cartouche topped crown positioned left beyond shore body water stretches across image several sailing ships smaller boats water billowing sails emitting plumes smoke distant midground fortified structure castle sits low peninsula surrounding walls towers horizon low land trees small buildings sky filled fine horizontal engraving lines