Karta ölver Landswagarne uti Sverige och Norrige samt en del af Dannemark

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Article ID EUS3439

Title

Karta ölver Landswagarne uti Sverige och Norrige samt en del af Dannemark

Description

Decorative map of complete Norway, sourrounded by 60 coat of arms of all important cities and countries, such as Upsala, Stockholm, Lappland, Bergen, Norwegen, etc. Folded in a case.

Year

dated 1846

Artist

Brudins

Historical Description

The Neolithic funnel cup culture of Scandinavia was followed by Germanic influences in the Bronze and Iron Ages. In the Viking Age (800-1050), Norway was unified by King Harald Hårfagre around the year 900. During this period, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland were settled from Norway. Some Vikings - under the leadership of e.g. Bjarni Herjúlfsson, Thorvald Eiriksson and Leif Eriksson - even reached Newfoundland off the northeast coast of the continent called America about 500 years later on several voyages around 1000 AD. The Orkney and Shetland Islands were also taken possession of by Norwegian Vikings and belonged to Norway until 1472. In personal union with Denmark from 1380, Norway joined the Kalmar Union in 1397 and became a relatively insignificant member in this. The Kalmar Empire lasted formally until the departure of Sweden (1523), with Denmark until 1814. Because of political support from France, Denmark had to cede Norway to the King of Sweden in the Peace of Kiel on January 14, 1814, after the Napoleonic Wars. However, there was no direct surrender, so Norway became independent for a short time and gave itself a constitution in a national assembly in Eidsvoll on May 17, 1814, which is still valid today with slight changes. The Storting arranged the first May 17 celebration in 1836, since that day, May 17 has been considered Norway's national holiday.

Place of Publication Stockholm
Dimensions (cm)88 x 63 cm
Conditionmounted on Linnen, 32 parts
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueLithography

Reproduction:

57.00 €

( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )