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Finland framstäldt i teckningar

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Finland framstäldt i teckningar (in English Finland presented in drawings) is a series of booklets published between 1845 and 1852, containing lithographs of famous places in Finland with short descriptions, mainly edited by Zacharias Topelius.[1] The illustrations have had a significant role in the history of Finnish art and patriotism.[2]

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The publication was republished by Society of Swedish Literature in Finland in 2011 and is freely available digitally.[1] Topelius's similar historical-geographical works include En resa i Finland (A journey in Finland, 1872–1874) and Boken om vårt land (The book about our country, 1875).

Artists

120 illustrations were published, created by the following artists:

  • Johan Knutson 48 illustrations
  • Pehr Adolf Kruskopf 31 illustrations
  • Magnus von Wright 17 illustrations
  • Lennart Forstén 14 illustrations
  • Adolf Wilhelm Lindeström 5 illustrations
  • Torsten Wilhelm Forstén 1 illustration
  • Jacob Boström 1 illustration
  • Erik Westerling 1 illustration

References

  1. [1]
    "Finland framställdt i teckningar". topelius.sls.fi.
  2. [2]
    Uimonen, Anu (2002-06-21). "Maa, myytti ja maisema". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
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