File:Willem Hondius cable car.jpg

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Cable car in Danzig, built in 1644 by Adam Wybe from Harlingen. Earth is transported from the Bisschopsberg to the city wall in wicker baskets via the cable car, in order to reinforce the latter.

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Description
English: Etching of Adam Wybe's cable car in Danzig. Artist: Willem Hondius
Deutsch: Radierung der Danziger Seilbahn von Adam Wybe. Künstler: Willem Hondius
Date
Source http://www.zwoje-scrolls.com/zwoje42/gd_3.htm
Author
Willem Hondius  (circa 1598/1599–1658/1660)  wikidata:Q1385474
 
Willem Hondius
Alternative names
Guilhelmus Hondius
Description Dutch engraver and printmaker
Date of birth/death circa 1598-1599 between 1658 and 18 July 1660
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1658-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1660-07-18T00:00:00Z/11
Location of birth/death The Hague Gdańsk (?)
Work location
The Hague (1636), Gdańsk (1636-1637), The Hague (1638-1640), Poland (1641-1658)
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q1385474
Camera location54° 21′ 07″ N, 18° 38′ 46″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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