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| Keywords: City of Christiania (JW Edy plate 49).jpg Artwork Creator John William Edy en City of Christiania No XLIX CITY OF CHRISTIANIA This view was taken from a position recommended by the late honourable Bernard Anker on the side of a mountain called Egeberg from whence the city of Christiania and its noble background of mountains are seen to the greatest advantage on which account the spot is the pride of the inhabitants and the admiration of foreigners At the bottom of the hill on the right are some remains of the old city of Opsloe which was burnt in the year 1624 The buildings on the left are Opsloe Kirke and a lunatic hospital A new road winds on to the right between some good houses and the ancient palace belonging to the bishops of this see a high gothic building with red tiles seen on the right margin of the picture This edifice was the residence of the kings and princes of Denmark in their visits to the city Across the bay on the gentle declivity of the hills is situated the new city denominated Christiania Its principal object on the left is the ancient garrison called Akershus Fortress Aggerhus with its fortifications and walls projected on a rocky peninsula at the extremity of the city ; to the right are observed the red warehouses wharfs and ships in the harbour up to the custom house ; in succession are seen the hospitable quadrangular mansion and garden of the Ankers ; the cathedral church the museum hospitais schools prison c c Situated on a middle hill is seen the ancient church called Old Aker Church Aggers and at a greater elevation near the margin is Ulivold the seat of John Collett Esq Numerous villas are interspersed among the high grounds as far as Bogstad which is situated at the feet of the distant hills nearly over the great church In the vale below Aggers is University Botanical Garden Oslo the botanic garden and not far distant from it is the site of the University of Oslo new Royal University now erecting with residences for nineteen professors and two lecturers Parallel with the town is a long slip of land from the bridge to below the custom house having the river on one side and the bay on the other; on it are the extensive timber and deal-yards covered rope-yards places for careening ships great cranes for putting in their masts c c The ships proceed to and from sea under the walls of the garrison in the deep water The other part of this spacious bay between Christiania and Opsloe is navigable for boats only being choaked up with the saw-dust perpetually descending into it from the numerous saw-mills up the river although a machine is continually at work to remove it The new road from the city on the foreground winds up over Egeberg and leads on to Moss Norway Mos Fredrikstad Frederickstad Svinesund Swinesund and Sweden The approach to Christiania on this side is over the summit of the mountain where on emerging from a forest the traveller obtains his first view of the city spread out before him in its whole extent and producing with its beautiful and magnificent scenery a grand and most picturesque effect The prospect is pronounced by tourists to be unequalled in Europe The supreme governor of Norway resides in this town and the high court of justice is held here Christiania is also the seat of the primate bishop who with three others exercises the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of all Norway The garrison under the superintendance of a commandant has its hospital and school There is another hospital for the town The trade is often very considerable and there is an abundant supply of all sorts of game provisions and foreign delicacies The inhabitants are hospitable and friendly ; scarcely a traveller enters it without receiving invitations from the opulent to their public tables Collapse bottom This picture is also at display in the Christiana series at Norwegian Maritime Museum Oslo Norway with somewhat richer colours http //urn nb no/URN NBN no-nb_digibok_2011072910001 Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway London 1820 Plate no 49 p 269 in scanned copy no-nb_digibok_2011072910001 PD-Art-100 John William Edy Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway Oslo in art | ||||
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