Norway Norge 1920s 1930s Photo Book w/101 gravures Oslo Romsdal Bergen

A very beautiful photographic record of full page photographs (in high quality photo gravure technique) featuring topography, remarkable sites, culture, arts and people of Norway.

The photographer Kurt Hielscher travelled 3 years through Scandinavia from ~1928-1931 and made over 1200 photos of Norway w/ premier photo equipment; his Zeiss Ikon/Ica camera and Zeiss objectives on Agfa Chromo Isorapid andChromo Isolar plates and Isopan films
His book represents the best 101 photos out of 1200 from old Norge.

Photographs titled in English, German, French and Norwegian.

From the series "Orbis Terrarum" , a series of early photobooks portraying the regions of the world.

Hardcover

• 106 pages
• 9 pages intro including index of photographs
• a map of Norway
• 101 rotogravure photos

In very good exterior and very good interior condition
Foxing to endpapers, otherwise ok with minor traces of use and age.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 12-1/4" x 9-1/2"  ~1.65 lbs.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (table of contents) [excerpt]:

Oslo - Bygdoy - Ny Hellesund - Arendal - Storfoss - Lake Heddal - Heddal - Telemark - Valle - Setesdal - Byglandsfjord - Fanekleven - Finse - Hardanger Glacier - Vatnahalsen - Myrdal - Mabodal - Skjeggedalsfoss - Hardanger - Latefoss - Norheimsund - Hardangerfjord - Haukeliseter - Roeldal Lake - Suldalsporten - Stavanger - Lysebotn - Lysefjord - Flamsdal - Upheimsvatn - Voss - Stahlheim - Naerodal - Jordalsnut - Sogndal - Sogn - Beiteln - Aurlandsfjord - Sognefjord - Naerofjord - Balholm - Mundal - Fjaerlandsfjord - Borgund - Bergen - Hamar - Mjoesa Lake - Lillehammer - Maihaugen - Fagernes - Slidrefjord - Vaga - Lom - Gjuvvatn - Kjelentind - Jotunheimen - Tyinvatn - Koldedalsbreen - Bygdinvatn - Torfinstind - Kjenndalsbre - Loen - Oldendal - Loenvatn - Videseter - Videdal - Marak - Geirangerfjord - Norangsdal - Romdalshorn - Trolltindene - Romsdal - Opdal - Trollheimen - Alesund - Molde - Malmedal - Roed - Trondheim - Hestmannoy - Svartisen - Trollfjord - Lofoten - Svolvaer - Raftsund - Tromso - Hammerfest - Spitsbergen - Krossfjord - Gully Glacier - Mayer Glacier .... and many others