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| Keywords: Bridge, at Christiania (JW Edy plate 52).jpg Artwork Creator John William Edy en Bridge at Christiania The bridge is the old Vaterland Bridge This engraving is also at display in the Christiana series at Norwegian Maritime Museum Oslo Norway No LII BRIDGE AT CHRISTIANIA The suburbs of Opsloe nearly join those of Christiania; the high road from Egeberg winding through them both and passing round the head of the bay and along the deal-yards leads over this bridge into the east quarter of Christiania It is the only way for carriages from the south of Norway and for travellers from Sweden Denmark c c Unfortunately it does not enter the most prepossessing part of the city the aspect of which however gradually improves as you approach the great church The bridge is handsomely and firmly built of stone having three arches supported by strong abutments The centre piers are well guarded by finn erections of wood to protect them from being injured by the vast quantity of timber floating down to the yards The flooring projects much on the sides under which are kept the public ladders and crooks used in cases of fire Above is a finn double rail painted white Below the bridge on the left the extensive deal-yards commence and on the right side the buildings of the city The source of the river is about Eans Fiord and near a small lake; there are several falls in its course which give motion to many saw-mills On its silvery surface are borne innumerable rafts and barges laden with the best timber which Norway produces The deals are assorted and stacked in the yards below the bridge and when properly seasoned they are conveyed thence in barges to the ships seen in the harbour below The point where this view was taken is situated a little way above the Bridge at a place called Grønland Greenland By the sides are a few prams and in the middle is a barge laden with several sorts of merchandise On the shores some women are seen washing in the river and beating the water out of the clothes with a mallet a method commonly practised by them instead of rubbing The house on the left hand is a tolerable specimen of the secondary dwellings in the country having a gallery around it over which projects the roof supported by upright posts The structure rests at its four angles on pillars of stone three or four feet above the surface of the earth to keep out vermin In the inclement winters the inhabitants close the apertures of the gallery between the uprights with boards or more generally with branches of fir-trees as an additional security against the cold northern blasts ; and at these seasons the houses present a singular feature in the landscape A considerable traffic is carried on by the numerous shopkeepers in the streets leading from this part of Christiania to the country consequently the number of persons traversing this the only bridge must amount to thousands daily especially when it is recollected that the town contains a population of 10 000 exclusive of country dealers and visitors Collapse bottom http //urn nb no/URN NBN no-nb_digibok_2011072910001 Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway London 1820 Plate no 52 p 281 in scanned copy 180px no-nb_digibok_2011072910001 PD-Art-100 John William Edy Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway Vaterlands bro Oslo in art | ||||
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