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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is set in a fictional fortress named Elsinore, believed to be based on Kronborg Castle, in the city of Helsingør on the northeast coast of Denmark. Originally built in the 1420s, Kronborg was rebuilt in 1574. This late 17th-century engraving shows Kronborg under cannon fire during the Dano-Swedish war of 1658-60, when Sweden invaded Denmark, several decades after Shakespeare's death.
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q524n3894
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Repræsentatio scenographica Arcis Cronenburg auspiciis S.R. M. Sueciæ. ductu vero Exell. Dn. Com. C.G. Wrangelij reg. Sue. archithalassi et locumtenentis regij generalis -15 Aug. oppugnari cœptæ et -6 Septemb. pactionibus occupatæ. anno. 1658
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q524n3894
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map
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title
Repræsentatio scenographica Arcis Cronenburg auspiciis S.R. M. Sueciæ. ductu vero Exell. Dn. Com. C.G. Wrangelij reg. Sue. archithalassi et locumtenentis regij generalis -15 Aug. oppugnari cœptæ et -6 Septemb. pactionibus occupatæ. anno. 1658
description
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is set in a fictional fortress named Elsinore, believed to be based on Kronborg Castle, in the city of Helsingør on the northeast coast of Denmark. Originally built in the 1420s, Kronborg was rebuilt in 1574. This late 17th-century engraving shows Kronborg under cannon fire during the Dano-Swedish war of 1658-60, when Sweden invaded Denmark, several decades after Shakespeare's death.
date
["[1696]"]
year
1696
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_015727
creators
Dahlbergh, Erik Jönsson, greve, 1625-1703
Dahlbergh, Erik Jönsson, greve, 1625-1703
Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von, 1632-1694
Riegel, Christoph
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Kronborg (Helsingør, Denmark)--Pictorial works
Swedish-Dutch War, 1658-1659--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Helsingør (Denmark)--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Helsingør (Denmark)--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
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Denmark
Europe
Kronborg Castle
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Maps
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Cartographic
country
Denmark
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1
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pubPlace
[Norimbergae]
publisher
[Sumptibus Christophori Riegelij]
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sf268508b
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41688024w
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56.0333
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12.6333
extent
1 view ; 27 x 55 cm
notes
Conservation of this piece was funded by Anna Kuznetsova-Schafer and Ronald Schafer.
Bird's-eye view of the attack on Kronborg Castle by Swedish forces led by Karl Gustav Wrangel.
In Samuel von Pufendorf's De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sueciae rege gestis commentariorum libri septem. Norimbergae : Sumptibus Christophori Riegelij, 1696.
Includes references, decorative title cartouche and ornamental border.
"N. 85."
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