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Perspectivische vorstellung des berühmten Blocken

Homann Erben (Firm) · 1749 Full Details

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Title
Perspectivische vorstellung des berühmten Blocken
Description
1 view : hand col. ; 48 x 56 cm., Relief shown pictorially., Decorative cartouche held by mythical birds., Includes index to some physical features and places., From Homann Heirs, "Atlas Selectus"., View has two figures dancing on mountain and witches flying on goats and brooms above the mountain., According to popular legend Brocken Mountain is the meeting place of the Walpurgis Night or Witches' Sabbath, the "Brocken scene" in Goethe's Faust is set here, it is often referred to as Blocksberg., View of Brocken Mountain from the Northeast looking Southwest.
Creator
Homann Erben (Firm)
Date Issued
1749
Rights
This map is in the public domain.
Rights Holder
Please attribute access and use of this digitized map to the Stephen S. Clark Library, University of Michigan Library. https://www.lib.umich.edu/about-us/policies/copyright-policy
Access Rights
Public
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Date Added
April 16, 2021

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    Homann Erben (Firm) (1749). Perspectivische vorstellung des berühmten Blocken. . https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-003282759/39015091914179 (map)
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