marstrand 1811 city plan

marstrand 1811 city planPoster with an old map of Marstrand in Bohusln in 1811. In the upper left corner we see the text Special charter over Marstrand's town and fortress Carlsten, with underlying harbor. The map was drawn by lieutenant Gustaf Ad. Horn on the 30th of June in 1811. A fantastic illustration of one of Sweden's most loved holiday resorts on the west coast. Did you know that Marstrand was founded back in the 13th century by the Norwegian king Hkon Hkonsson?

On the illustration you see the text Quelques Bagues

The painting Marin

The scene features a tranquil water body leading to a dark shoreline in the foreground

An iconic advertising poster for Charlie Chaplin's 1928 silent film masterpiece

Famous quote by Lao Tzu

meaning "desert dweller"

The suffrage game represents a dice game and was distributed as a postcard in 1910 to promote women's equality and suffrage

A work of fantastic open-air realism

taken sometime between 1950-1955

Capturing the elegance and style of the era

The original is at the Yale University Art Gallery

the customers had to borrow white cotton gloves