View of Falun and Hedemora, Falun, Hedemora, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Erik Reitz, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1696, paper, etching, height 254 mm x width 380 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Dalarna, A wide engraved panorama shows a coastal town and surrounding landscape divided into two horizontal sections. In the upper section a shoreline with small sailing vessels is bordered by a settlement of clustered buildings and a prominent church with a tall spire; fields, fences, scattered people, animals, and mounds of earth fill the foreground while cloud formations stretch across the sky. In the lower section a dense townscape of tightly packed houses and roofs extends toward the horizon, with a tall church steeple rising above the buildings, a wooden structure in the foreground near a fence, horse-drawn carts and figures on the road, cultivated plots and rows of plants, and layered clouds overhead. Overall the scene is rendered in fine etched ...
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View of Falun and Hedemora, Falun, Hedemora, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Erik Reitz, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1696, paper, etching, height 254 mm x width 380 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Dalarna, A wide engraved panorama shows a coastal town and surrounding landscape divided into two horizontal sections. In the upper section a shoreline with small sailing vessels is bordered by a settlement of clustered buildings and a prominent church with a tall spire; fields, fences, scattered people, animals, and mounds of earth fill the foreground while cloud formations stretch across the sky. In the lower section a dense townscape of tightly packed houses and roofs extends toward the horizon, with a tall church steeple rising above the buildings, a wooden structure in the foreground near a fence, horse-drawn carts and figures on the road, cultivated plots and rows of plants, and layered clouds overhead. Overall the scene is rendered in fine etched lines with detailed textures for roofs, water, fields, and clouds.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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View Falun Hedemora Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Erik Reitz supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1696 paper etching height 254 mm x width 380 mm city-view general veduta Dalarna wide engraved panorama coastal town surrounding landscape divided two horizontal sections upper section shoreline small sailing vessels bordered settlement clustered buildings prominent church tall spire fields fences scattered people animals mounds earth fill foreground cloud formations stretch across sky lower section dense townscape tightly packed houses roofs extends horizon tall church steeple rising buildings wooden structure foreground near fence horse-drawn carts figures road cultivated plots rows plants layered clouds overhead scene rendered fine etched lines detailed textures roofs water clouds

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