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Laurids de Thurah (b. Aarhus 1706, d. s.p. 1759)

Laurids de Thurah: Hafnia Hodierna [...]. Cph: Ernst Henrich Berling 1748. Parallel-text in Danish, German and French. With engraved frontispiece and 110 engraved plates of buildings, squares, etc. Bound in full contemporary calf. Spine repaired (Birgitte Dall).

“Hafnia Hodierna, Or Detailed Description of the Royal Residence and Capital City Copenhagen” is an engraved architectural work on Copenhagen, published by the Danish architect Lauritz de Thurah in 1748. Richly illustrated throughout, it is a valuable source of knowledge of the appearance of Copenhagen in the middle of the 18th century.

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Books and manuscripts, 20 March 2018

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