Øystein H. Brekke ᚯᛦᛌᛐᛅᛁᚿ ᚼ ᛒ on Nostr: Francesco Negri from Ravenna, travelling in Norway in the 1660s, writes home about ...

Francesco Negri from Ravenna, travelling in Norway in the 1660s, writes home about the natural wonders he sees here, and how no country in Christian Europe can compare - and then proceeds to list the most marvellous things each European region can boast:
"England its Birds born from Trees fallen into the Sea. Spain its river Guadiana, which runs for a long stretch underground. France its waters which turn into stone. Flanders its floating Islands" ...
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