Danish Collection (page 6)

Knight of the Order of the Elephant. The oldest and most important Danish order
FLO4706940 Knight of the Order of the Elephant. The oldest and most important Danish order, founded in 1462 by Christian I of Denmark (1426-1481)

Greenland dwellers wearing skins and one Inuit from Labrador (Canada) with a trident
FLO4635425 Greenland dwellers wearing skins and one Inuit from Labrador (Canada) with a trident. Below is a daily scene of Inuit family life in front of an igloo, a tent and a canoe, North America

Young woman of Denmark in national costume, 19th century. Scarf hat, cape attached with a gold chain, jacket
FLO4656824 Young woman of Denmark in national costume, 19th century. Scarf hat, cape attached with a gold chain, jacket, sash belt, apron, and petticoats

Copenhagen: Amalienborg Palace, 1900
LUX4713294 Copenhagen: Amalienborg Palace, 1900; (add.info.: Copenhagen: Amalienborg Palace, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Drawing by Lorenz Frolich (1820-1908). Engraving 1867
JAB4121845 Drawing by Lorenz Frolich (1820-1908). Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Drawing by Lorenz Frolich (1820-1908). Engraving 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Tycho Brahe's equatorial circle
3740621 Tycho Brahe's equatorial circle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tycho Brahe's equatorial circle. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) a Danish nobleman and astronomer

Crown Prince and princess of Denmark, 1896
3480816 Crown Prince and princess of Denmark, 1896; (add.info.: Crown Prince and princess of Denmark in 1896. Frederik VIII (1843 - 1912) was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912

Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction
3522009 Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Christen Berg
3078333 Christen Berg; (add.info.: Portrait of Christen Berg (1829-1891) a Danish liberal politician and editor. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Brigitte Sobotker Hohlenberg
3078185 Brigitte Sobotker Hohlenberg; (add.info.: Portrait of Brigitte Sobotker Hohlenberg by Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792-1870) a Danish portrait painter

Bertel Thorvaldsen
3586076 Bertel Thorvaldsen; (add.info.: Portrait of Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) a Danish/Icelandic sculptor. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Danish clipper 'Cimber', 1850
3331143 The Danish clipper 'Cimber', 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the Danish clipper 'Cimber', she made the fastest ever run from Liverpool to San Francisco)

Vauban Defenses on the Narva, Estonia, 1700
2900919 Vauban Defenses on the Narva, Estonia, 1700; (add.info.: Sabastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (15 May 1633 - 30 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban

Torsten Nordenfeldt's steam-powered submarine being demonstrated to the Prince of Wales
530632 Torsten Nordenfeldt's steam-powered submarine being demonstrated to the Prince of Wales and the Danish royal family. 3. Nordenfeldt: 4. Captain Garret: 5

Roman ship with spritsail on the Copenhagen Sarcophagus. Late 3rd century AD (sculpture)
529597 Roman ship with spritsail on the Copenhagen Sarcophagus. Late 3rd century AD (sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Map of Denmark, c.1900 (engraving)
532967 Map of Denmark, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Denmark, with insets of Iceland, Copenhagen, and the Faeroe Islands, circa 1902)

Map of Copenhagen, c.1900 (engraving)
532749 Map of Copenhagen, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Copenhagen, Denmark, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG.

The Bear (colour litho)
8673802 The Bear (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear. Illustration for A.L.O.E.'s Picture Story Book (T Nelson)

The Little Match Girl (chromolitho)
8675766 The Little Match Girl (chromolitho) by Havers, Alice (1850-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Match Girl)

Queen Dagma (engraving)
8634849 Queen Dagma (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Dagma. Illustration for Good Words for 1863.); © Look and Learn.

A Woman from the Land of Eskimos, 1826 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879728 A Woman from the Land of Eskimos, 1826 (oil on fabric) by Cogniet, Leon (1794-1880); 62.9x57.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Leon Cogniet).

Self Portrait, 1911 (oil on canvas)
8711033 Self Portrait, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Hammershoi, Vilhelm (1864-1916); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By Vilhelm Hammershoi).

Portrait of the 'Tre Foldighed', c.1659 (grey wash)
7341547 Portrait of the 'Tre Foldighed', c.1659 (grey wash) by Velde, Willem van de, the Elder (1611-93); 35.9x74.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

SS Roosevelt, American steamship of 1908 built for Robert Pearys polar exploration,..., 1909 (photo)
8782677 SS Roosevelt, American steamship of 1908 built for Robert Pearys polar exploration,..., 1909 (photo) by Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920); (add.info.: SS Roosevelt)

Alexandra of Denmark, 1844 -1925
878623 Alexandra of Denmark, 1844 -1925.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII)

Portrait of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish astronomer and astronomer. engraving
AIS5365136 Portrait of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish astronomer and astronomer. engraving; © Iberfoto.

Engraving depicting the Rundetaarn, a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark
UIG5426093 Engraving depicting the Rundetaarn, a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV

Engraving depicting Eskimos from Labrador. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426210 Engraving depicting Eskimos from Labrador. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

Napoleonic Wars: Gunboat War (1807-1814) pitting the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway against the British fleet
MMM5458929 Napoleonic Wars: Gunboat War (1807-1814) pitting the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway against the British fleet by Sartorius, Francis (1734-1804); National Maritime Museum, London

Plan of the Battle of Copenhagen (Denmark) (1801)
MMM5484862 Plan of the Battle of Copenhagen (Denmark) (1801); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Plan of the Battle of Copenhagen (Denmark) (1801)

Portrait of Jurgen Nielsen Muller, 1854 (b/w photo)
MMM5477432 Portrait of Jurgen Nielsen Muller, 1854 (b/w photo) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); National Maritime Museum, London

Danish wood transport ship, in the mouth of the Thames, to Gravesend (England)
MMM5460071 Danish wood transport ship, in the mouth of the Thames, to Gravesend (England). Oil on canvas, 1736, by Samuel Scott (1702-1772)

Map of Scandinavia 1862
JAB5037349 Map of Scandinavia 1862; (add.info.: Map of Scandinavia 1862); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Engraving depicting Alfred Johnson fighting off a Shark during his single-handed voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
5309054 Engraving depicting Alfred Johnson fighting off a Shark during his single-handed voyage across the Atlantic Ocean; (add.info)

Ole Romer's use of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites to measure the speed of light
5311862 Ole Romer's use of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites to measure the speed of light; (add.info.: Ole Romer's use of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites to measure the speed)

Tycho Brahe's celestial globe
3740618 Tycho Brahe's celestial globe; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tycho Brahe's celestial globe on which he plotted the positions of the stars he observed)

Portrait of Thomas Bartholin (1616-80) (Bartholinus) Danish doctor and erudit - Engraving of the 18th century
XEE5027924 Portrait of Thomas Bartholin (1616-80) (Bartholinus) Danish doctor and erudit - Engraving of the 18th century; (add.info)

Nordic mythology: Debarkment of the fleet of Skjold, legendary king of Denmark
ELD4959032 Nordic mythology: Debarkment of the fleet of Skjold, legendary king of Denmark, in Jutland (Norse mythology: Skjoldr (Skjold or Skiold) first legendary Danish kings landing in Jutland

Copenhagen: Kongens Nytorv Square, with the Royal Theatre, 1900
LUX4715076 Copenhagen: Kongens Nytorv Square, with the Royal Theatre, 1900; (add.info.: Copenhagen: Kongens Nytorv Square, with the Royal Theatre, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Holsteinborg (now Sisimiut), 1854 (b/w photo)
7340162 Holsteinborg (now Sisimiut), 1854 (b/w photo) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); National Maritime Museum, London

Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) met an expedition (Relief Expedition)
NWI4851517 Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) met an expedition (Relief Expedition) on the Greenland Ice Cape on August 5, 1892

Flags of forty countries, circa 1890. Colour lithography, 19th century
NWI4851551 Flags of forty countries, circa 1890. Colour lithography, 19th century.; (add.info.: Flags of forty countries, circa 1890)

Three low-class Danes. One of which carries a stick (Figure 74)), symbol of the judiciary
FLO4707586 Three low-class Danes. One of which carries a stick (Figure 74)), symbol of the judiciary. Hand-coloured copper engraving

The Uraniborg, or City of Heaven, on the Island of Hven, Denmark. Observatory built by the celebrated Danish astronomer
FLO4722115 The Uraniborg, or City of Heaven, on the Island of Hven, Denmark. Observatory built by the celebrated Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe

Hans Christian Andersen
3118507 Hans Christian Andersen; (add.info.: Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) a Danish author. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing
3522006 Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ancient Viking monuments from a German province close to Scandinavia, and some urns taken from Danish
FLO4623064 Ancient Viking monuments from a German province close to Scandinavia, and some urns taken from Danish and Swedish tombs

Thorvaldsen Museum
2623849 Thorvaldsen Museum; (add.info.: Thorvaldsen (i.e. Thorvaldsen) Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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"Exploring Danish Heritage: From Ancient Manuscripts to Modern Marvels" Step into the captivating world culture and history with these intriguing hints. Transport yourself back to 1927, where brilliant minds gathered at the Fifth Physics Congress Solvay in Brussels. A black and white photo captures this momentous event, showcasing the intellectual prowess that Denmark has long been known for. Turn the pages of time further back as you encounter a page from the Beowulf manuscript, a testament to Denmark's rich literary tradition. The words on this aged parchment echo tales of heroism and adventure that have captivated readers for centuries. Delve into Danish artistry with an Oscar Fredericksen Fish House poster, displaying vibrant colors and intricate designs that celebrate the country's maritime heritage. This visual delight is just one example of how Danish creativity knows no bounds. Explore historical boundaries with a map depicting England's Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms alongside Danish districts. Witness how Viking influence shaped both land and culture, leaving an indelible mark on history. Marvel at Copenhagen's iconic Little Mermaid statue perched upon rocks, symbolizing Hans Christian Andersen's enchanting tale brought to life by talented sculptors. It stands as a reminder of Denmark's deep connection to folklore and imagination. Immerse yourself in another fairy tale realm through Arthur Szyk's drawing of "The Emperor of China with the nightingale. " Inspired by Andersen’s work, it showcases Denmark’s ability to weave magical stories that transcend borders. Witness industrial innovation through Peder Severin Krøyer’s depiction of "The Iron Foundry, " capturing Burmeister & Wain’s groundbreaking contributions during 1885 – exemplifying Denmark’s commitment to technological progress throughout history. Experience Nyhavn canal bathed in sunset hues; its picturesque beauty reflects Copenhagen’s charm while inviting visitors to explore its vibrant streets lined with colorful buildings - truly a sight worth beholding.