Caption

View of Uppsala, Uppsala, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, View of Uppsala. On the left a castle on a hill. In the middle the cathedral., printmaker: Willem Swidde, Stockholm, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1690, paper, etching, etching in two parts, folded, height 262 mm x width 580 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', A wide sepia-toned engraving shows a large ornate multi-story palace with corner towers topped by domes and flags, situated on a raised grassy bluff above a densely built town with a tall church steeple and clustered rooftops; the foreground features a road along the bluff with horse-drawn wagons, riders, and small groups of people moving and gathered, while decorative roundels with ribbons appear near the top edge and textured cloud-like shading fills much of the sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B28_403

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Keywords

View Uppsala Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page left castle hill middle cathedral printmaker Willem Swidde Stockholm supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1690 paper etching two parts folded height 262 mm x width 580 mm city-view general veduta wide sepia-toned engraving large ornate multi-story palace corner towers topped domes flags situated raised grassy bluff densely built town tall church steeple clustered rooftops foreground features road bluff horse-drawn wagons riders small groups people moving gathered decorative roundels ribbons near top edge textured cloud- shading fills sky