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Rooftop Portugal

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efron_241

3:37AM | Mon, 10 November 2008

Found this recently in an old corner of a marketplace.. Printed in Amsterdam in the 17th century for a 'schoolbook'


17de eeuws Nederlands Lisbona, de Hooftstadt des Koninck-rijcks van Portugaal, een groote voorname coopstadt gelegen aan de riviere Tagus met een {bequaire ?) have voor de schepen heeft 25 Parochie Kercken behalven de Kloosters, verciert met een treffelijck stadthuys, heeft een seer wijde strate alvaer de Kooplieden van alle gewesten des Werelts bijeen kome om haren handel te drijven. heeft een Arcenael versien met overvloet van Artillerie, wert met 38 poorten geslooten en omvangen met veel Bolwercken. - - - - - -

Deutsch (1650 AD) Lisbona, die Haubtstadt des Konicks reichs van Portugal, ein grosse furnehme kaufstadt gelegen aen die Rieviere oder strohm Tochut, hadt einen aengenahmen haven vor die schiffe, hadt 25 prochiekirchen, behalven die Klosteren versieret met ein Kostelyek Stadthaez, hadt ein weydte oder breidte strassen alwaer die Kaufleute van allen eynden der Werelt by ein ander komen und ihren Kauf handel zu dreiben, hat ein Zeych huas versehen met uberflus van Artilerye wirdt mit 38 Pforten geschlossen undt rontsom mit viel Bolwercken. - - - - - -

17th century English Lisbona, The head Citty of the Kingdom of Portingalone great and principall citty of Marchandizing lying by the river Tagut, hath a conventent haver for Ships, hath 25 Parish Churches besides Cloysters garmsht with a Stately citty house, hath a very broad street where Marchants from all parts of the world meets to dryve their tradeing, hath a Amonishon hous firmshed with an abundance of Artillery and is shut with 38 gates and compassed with many Bulwarcks.

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artaddict2

3:46AM | Mon, 10 November 2008

The textures and colour from the tiled rooftops make an interesting study. I like how some of the old walls to the buildings show a degree of decay giving lots of character to this wonderful image. Bravo!

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mairekas

4:17AM | Mon, 10 November 2008

Fantastic image!

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timtripp

7:28AM | Mon, 10 November 2008

marvelous!

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MrsRatbag

8:54AM | Mon, 10 November 2008

Love the composition and lines in this; excellent capture!

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nikolais

9:29AM | Mon, 10 November 2008

very nice pov!

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dbrv6

2:48PM | Mon, 10 November 2008

Fantastic - I do not see much work for chimney sweeps but I imagine the tile business is good.


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ModelKODAK DC290 Zoom Digital Camera (V01.00)
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