Bohemia Volume 2: Vltava (page 1/2)

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Initial letter V with a mermaid

She’s a naked woman from head to knee, but then her legs become a twisted knotted tail with fins at the bottom.

This mermaid is wearing a wreath or headdress of roses, a garland symbolising romance or seduction perhaps, holding up perhaps water-lilies, and is [more...] [$]

Old Riverside Farm, Závist

The picture is captioned, Partie na Závisti, which refers to Závist, most likely the Celtic hill fort near the towns of Dolní Břežany and Zbraslav, at the confluence of the Vltava and Berounka rivers. [more...] [$]

Battle in the Sacred Linden Groves

Rušení posvŕtných hájů lípových, or, Disruption of sacred linden groves. [more...] [$]

Helmsman on a Vltava steamer

A man with a moustache is wearing a flat cap, a billowing jacket and button-up waistcoat, and has his hands on a horizontal wheel at the stern of a ship. There are various objects on the deck near him, including a tall mug and a round basket. He seems to be concentrating, or perhaps remembering a sad occasion, and [...] [more...] [$]

Front Cover, Bohemia Part Two

The front cover is red cloth with black, grey, and gold foil designs stamped or printed into it. There’s a depiction of a triumpal arch with symbols of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) and a [...] [more...] [$]