Perspectivische vorstellung des berühmten Blocken oder Bloks Bergs : mit der jenigen gegend, so weit solche von dem, der auf der spitze des berges stehet, gefehen werden kan / gezeichnet von A. 1732 von L.S. Bestehorn.

Notes:

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. and 1 view : hand col. 48 x 56 cm.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

UM Clark Library Maps

Subject Topic:

Brocken Mountain (Germany) Maps Early works to 1800.; Brocken Mountain (Germany) Views Early works to 1800.; Harz Mountains (Germany) Views Early works to 1800.; Wernigerode (Germany : Landkreis) Views Early works to 1800.

Language:

fre

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