Vädersolstavlan
Vädersolstavlan ( Swedish for the side sun painting ) is the oldest known representation of Stockholm . Its origin goes back to an order of the Swedish reformer Olaus Petri . The original from 1535 has not survived , but there is a well-preserved copy by Jacob Heinrich Elbfas from the 1630s, which is on display in the Nikolaikirche in Stockholm .
The picture shows a somewhat realistic representation of the suns and other halo appearances that were observed over Stockholm on April 20, 1535.
The inscription on the frame describes the depicted event in Latin , Swedish and German:
ANNO DM 1535
vicesima THE Április VISA EST IN Civitate STOC
HOLMENSI TALE SIGNUM IN Coelo A SEPTIMA FERME
HORA ANE Meridiem AD NONAM VSQVE Horam
TIVGHVNDE DAGHEN I Aprilis Mana SIJNTES I STOCKHOLM
PÅ SKIES sådana TeKn SÅ NAER Ifran SIV IN TIL NIO FÖRMIDDA
THE TWENTIETH TAGH APRILIJ IN STOCKHOLM
SUCH SIGNS IN THE SKY FROM SIBEN TO ANN NEGEN
WHR MORNING RENOVATION
ANNO 1636
Web links
- Full description (Swedish) ( Memento from August 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )