129 / 165
1757
and published b y the m u n icip ality o f Copenhagen in
1940. The perspective general map, o rig in ally m eant to be
engraved, has the years 17 6 0 -6 1. The city w as to be de
picted in bird's-eye v iew from the south, "b u t the small
buildings should be elevated in such a w a y that 3 -4 bu il
dings become on e". This perspective map, made on the
basis of accurate grou nd m easurem ents, constitutes an al
most inexhaustible source for the appearance o f the city
between the two great fires in 172 8 and 179 5 . N ot on ly
does it show the city w ith its squares, streets, canals, and
buildings, it also renders the cou n try outside the city w ith
its approach roads, suburbs and the entire fortifications.
All in all an extrem ely correct reproduction o f Copenhagen
at this time. H ow ever, the Frederiks Church is copied after
Jardin's plan and sim ilarly the Christians Church is pro
vided with a planned spire. C u riou sly enough, though,
Vor Frelsers kirke (the C hurch o f O u r Saviour) does not
have its new tw isted spire.
The map is hung up in room no. 6.
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BREDGADE 176 2
From a w indow in the C adet C ollege (the present eastern
High Court, see cat. no. 38) a y o u n g pupil drew the view
of Bredgade w ith the D ehn and B ernstorff Houses on
either side af Frederiksgade and the silk factory in 34 -36
Bredgade. On the right the bu ildin g site of the Frederiks
Church with the huge w ooden scaffold s and scattered
blocks of marble. The artist also inserted a little genre
scene in the picture representing a beggar receiving alms
on the left at Frederiksgade.
Reproduced p. 59.
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VIEW OF CO PENH AG EN FROM V A L B Y HILL
1763
The engraving w h ich is n othin g extraordin ary does not
8>ve us much n ew in form ation o f the city, but it seems
t0 ^ave been w id ely kn ow n , and besides, it served as a
model for other artists. The tw o wide avenues in the fore
ground are Frederiksberg A venue and Vesterbrogade,
m erging in a circus, n ow called St. Thom as's Circus. In
the bottom left-hand corner the roof and spire belonging
to Frederiksberg Church.
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V O R FRUE CHURCH c. 1764
The church in this engraving is the third one built in this
place. In 13 16 a limestone building from c. 1200 was re
placed b y a basilican cathedral most of w hich burnt down
in 1728. W ith the co-operation o f several architects and
amateurs a hall church w ith a western tower and spire was
constructed. The latter was a paraphrase of a plan pub
lished by James Gibbs for St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Lon
don. It was finished 1745 and was w ith its 420 feet from
the ground to the truck the tallest church in the city.
D uring the bombardment in 1807 this building was de
stroyed, and in its place C. F. Hansen built the cathedral
w hich still stands in the same place. O n the left-hand side
of the engraving Nørregade can be seen.
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ST. PETRI CHURCH c. 1764
From the very first the congregation of St. Petri was not
satisfied w ith the insignificant spire that had been erected
after the fire in 1728 (see cat. no. 51). W hen in 1750 the
K ing offered to grant a large sum for the erection of a new
and more beautiful spire, quotations were soon sent for
and plans were ordered from the two master builders of
the city. Finally, in 175 6 and after m any tugs-of-w ar, one
of these, J. Boye Junge, obtained perm ission to carry out
his plans. It was inaugurated the follow in g year and still
adorns the tower. In this engraving the new spire is seen
from Nørregade. The adjoining building, on the right de
corated w ith pilasters, was built in 1735 an<^ served as a
rectory.
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