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Doc. 206.] 83
SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS IN 1736.
August 3. I was at home studying, and went to Schneider’s
to make arrangements about my letter of credit.
August 4. I left Hamburg by water and came to Harburg,
which is a long, fortified town, and thence to Zährendorf.
August 5. By way of Wietzendorf, a "Fleck" (village), I
came to Celle, which is a handsome town. From Hamburg
to Celle the country is mostly an uncultivated heath, although
it might be cultivated.
August 6. I passed through Langthal, which is a village
almost a mile long, beautifully diversified with oak-woods, and
thus reached Hanover, where I lodged at the English Crown,
which is directly over the post-office. His Majesty stays entirely
at Herrenhausen.
August 7. I was in the garden at Herrenhausen. The
distance from the town is about 4500 ells or a quarter of a
Swedish mile. The garden is large; near the entrance is a
sun-dial for all the quarters of the sky, and [calculated for all]
obliquities ; also good-sized statues in plaster of Paris, twenty
four in number, and eight urns. There are also pines trimmed in
the form of pyramids, cones, and segments ; of these there is a
large number in the garden itself, where the statues are placed,
as well as in other parts. Along the sides are hedges in great
number, upwards of six ells in height. There are two small parks
with large trees, and at a great distance two pleasure houses.
On the left is a theatre with a water basin in front, in which
are three fountains, one surpassing the rest in height, and on
the top of the theatre are many gilt statues. At a greater
distance is an amphitheatre with small statues ; farther down
are four statues of the royal family; in the neighbourhood of
the castle itself are a few statues in bronze. There are also
cascades in a grotto , where the water flows into large and
still larger shells ; and, besides, there is an orangery containing
many but not particularly large trees.
In the town there are water-works by which both the
town and the reservoirs are supplied with water ; it contains
likewise a Jewish synagogue. The town itself is of considerable
size and consists of two parts, the old, and the new called the
"Neustadt," besides the houses outside the wall ; it is pretty
well fortified.
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