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I left Berlin on the 9th January 1825
For potston [Potsdam?] Stopt [stopped] thare [there] 9[?] weakes [weeks] and
Then to Dresdon [Dresden] in Saxton [Saxony] potston [Potsdam] of
Is a town contaning [containing] twentey [twenty] thousen [thousand] of
Inhabitentes [inhabitants] Butiffullley [beautifully] Situated by
A fine Stream of watter [water] that runes [runs]
To Hamburg Distans [distance] 200 English miles
Dresden is the Capitoll [capital] of Saxton [Saxony]
And the residens [residence] of the King Fredrick
Ogust [Augustus] Dresdon [Dresden] Contanies [contains]800 inhabitents[inhabitants]
This town is the finest in this Cuntrey [country]
Of its bignis [bigness] the publicks [publics] buildinges [buildings]
Is most magnifisent [magnificent] hear [here] is one
Of the finest musems [museums] in the world
Thair [there] is more then seven million
Worth of Dollars in dimons [diamonds] in the
Museum the glittring [glittering] of them will
Almost [almost] take away your I site [eyesight]

[In margin] from Berlin to Dresdon [Dresden] is 22 germin [German] miles inglish [English] 100. [The German mile (Meile) was 24,000 German feet/7.5 km. The English mile is equal to 5,280 English feet/1.6 km.]

Samuel Hadlock of Islesford, Maine, documented his travels in Europe, where he exhibited a group of Inuit and Romani people as entertainment.

  • Keywords: staatliche kunstsammlungen dresden; frederick augustus i; Berlin; Germany(ACAD Journal Location); Potsdam; Dresden; Saxony(ACAD Journal Location); Hamburg
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English: NPGallery
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English: Samuel Hadlock Jr.
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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English: Person: Curator
Organization: US National Park Service
Address: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor ME
Email: Acadia_Collections@nps.gov
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ACAD
NPS Museum Catalog Number
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ACAD_30972
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English: Samuel Hadlock's Journal, Europe, 1824-1826
Depicted Place
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English: Europe; Germany; Acadia National Park, Maine
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76f4be7e-962d-4e55-ab80-702c2c2c6fcb
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English: U. S. National Park Service

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