Yggdrasill, the mundane tree

Yggdrasill, the mundane tree

Item Information

Title:
Yggdrasill, the mundane tree
Description:
In Norse mythology, the tree Yggdrasill connects the nine worlds. This illustration represents the earliest modern interpretation of Norse cosmology, copied after Magnussen's depiction of the worlds in layers.
Originator:
Finnur Magnússon, 1781-1847
Date:
1859
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Yggdrasil (Norse mythology)--Pictorial works
Extent:
1 print : color ; 18 x 12 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f4632871
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Henry G. Bohn
Language:
English
Notes:
Frontispiece in "Northern Antiquities" / translated from the French of M. Mallet by Bishop Percy; revised ... by I.A. Blackwell. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1859.
Copied after the illustration of Yggdrasil in "Eddalaeren og dens oprindelse" / Finn Magnusen. 1824.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Literary Landscapes: Maps from Fiction" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2015.
Identifier:
06_01_014276
Call #:
DL31 .M26 1859
Barcode:
39999065696294