Huskvarna River Waterfall, Småland — Swedan

A dramatic early eighteenth-century engraving captures the powerful waterfalls and industrial activity along the Huskvarna River in Småland, Sweden.

Original Latin title: Delineatio Cataractae vel vehementissimi et rapidissimi Fluminis prope pagum Hvsqwarn in Smolandia tribus quadrantibus a Civitate Iunecopensi versus orientem. Engraved by J. D. Swedan. From Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna. Published in Stockholm, 1708.

This detailed topographical view is a testament to the ambitious project of Erik Dahlbergh's Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, which documented the landscapes, cities and historical sites of Sweden in the Baroque era. The Huskvarna mills were a centre of Sweden's emerging arms industry, making this print a valuable record of early industrial heritage.

Copperplate engraving. Sheet size approximately 30.0 × 40.0 cm. Very Good.