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80 SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS AND DIARIES. [Doc. 206.
picture-gallery containig a considerable number of paintings
of great value, both old and new. In another room in the in
terior is a night scene, painted with an extraordinary distribution
of light ; there are medals and coins from all places, in
cluding Roman and Greek, from Alexander and Philip. In a
third room are minerals and stones, especially specimens of
solid silver from Norway, a large one in the corner ; in a case
are other specimens almost solid, to the value of 3000 rix
dalers; there is one in which a lump of silver rises out of its
matrix, which is a very curious object ; other smaller specimens
seem tied round, as it were, with a ribbon, and small spe
cimens appear growing in the form of plants. I saw also
native solid gold ; weiss-ertz, with silver and gold ; petrifed
wood; a diamond in its matrix, emeralds, jacinths ; and beau
tiful marble from Norway. There were also stuffed animals
and the like ; mummies ; rarities from Japan, the East Indies, etc.
In an inner room were works of art manufactured of ivory, wood,
amber, and mother of pearl ; various mathematical instruments,
and a fine focal mirror of steel. The last room contains wax
figures among other curious objects ; as, for instance, a child
with two heads, two arms, and two feet; the golden horn
which was found some years ago in Holstein, not far from the
surface of the ground; also other horns, urns of gold, and
Queen Margaret’s private goblet.
I went to the booking-office and entered my name for Ham
burg. I examined the route on a map, which is as follows :
from Copenhagen over Zealand to the Great Belt ; afterwards
over Fünen to the little Belt; and thus by way of Schleswig
and Holstein to Hamburg. Denmark consists of the islands of
Zealand, Fünen, Falster, and Langeland ; as well as Alsen
and Femern ; the parts on the continent that belong to it are
Jutland, Schleswig and Holstein ; Holstein consists of Hol
satia, Dithmarsia, Wagria, and Normaria.
July 24. In the afternoon at four o’clock I left Copen
hagen in the ordinary stage-coach. At eight o’clock we reached
Roeskilde, where the peace of Roeskilde* was concluded; a
* By the treaty of Roeskilde in 1658 Denmark ceded to Sweden, Schonen,
Holland, Blekingen, Bohus, Drontheim, Bornholm, and Jemtland. By this
treaty Sweden was also freed from the Sound dues. 察
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