View of Stockholm

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Artist/Maker	Seger Tilemans (engraver)
Place of origin	Amsterdam

This is a perspective view of the capital city of Sweden, Stockholm. It is taken from a grand atlas of cities made by the Dutch printmaker in Amsterdam in around 1700. This was made towards the end of the golden age of Dutch printmaking when the publication of atlases had reached its zenith. It shows an idealised view of the city with charming incidental detail. Below the scene and the coat of arms of Sweden is a laudatory poem, printed in 3 different languages, which indicates its international audience.

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Categories	Maps Prints
Object type	Print
Title	View of Stockholm
Materials and techniques	Paper Engraving
Brief description	A view of Stockholm showing the town in aerial perspective with the arms of Sweden printed above.
Physical description	An engraving of a view of Stockholm, shown in aerial perspective, giving many incidental details of the everyday life of the residents of the city. Below is a poem praising the city translated into Latin, Dutch and French. Above are the coat of arms for Sweden.
Marks and inscriptions	Qui pourra voir des Suedois le bonheur, qui pourra voir stockholme a pleins desirs, la cour des rois, des richesses, l'honneur contemplera le monde, et les plaisirs (This inscription is also in Latin and Dutch besides the French. ) Translation Who can see the Swedes happiness, which will see a full Stockholme desires, the courts of kings, wealth, honor contemplate the world and its pleasures Amsterdam gedruckt by Seger Tilemans Translation Printed in Amsterdam by Seger Tilemans
Place depicted	Stockholm
Summary	This is a perspective view of the capital city of Sweden, Stockholm. It is taken from a grand atlas of cities made by the Dutch printmaker in Amsterdam in around 1700. This was made towards the end of the golden age of Dutch printmaking when the publication of atlases had reached its zenith. It shows an idealised view of the city with charming incidental detail. Below the scene and the coat of arms of Sweden is a laudatory poem, printed in 3 different languages, which indicates its international audience.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1635-1900

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O895448/view-of-stockholm-print-seger-tilemans/

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