Lake Cerknica, Slovenia
Date
17 November 1687
Creator
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor (1641 - 1693, Austrian) , Historian
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p29
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 114mm
width (page): 145mm
width (page): 145mm
Subject
Description
This printed figure was included in a letter from Johann Weikhard Valvasor to the Royal Society. It depicts details of Lake Zirknitz (modern-day Lake Cerknica) in Carniola (in modern-day Slovenia) with subterraneous passages.
The letter was read to the Royal Society on 14 December 1687, and the English translation was printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 16, no. 191 (1687), p. 4111.
The letter was read to the Royal Society on 14 December 1687, and the English translation was printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 16, no. 191 (1687), p. 4111.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 14 December 1687, ‘The First part of John Weichard Valvasor’s letter from Carniola was read, being an accurate description of the lake Zirknitz in that country, with an account of the several subterraneous passages and holes, at which the water enters into, and leaves the lake; as also the manner of fishing in those holes; with the titles and tenures of the several gentlemen having right to the fishery of the lake. The rest of the letter was referred till the next meeting' (Birch 4:557-58).
The letter was further read on 11 January 1688 (JBO/8/176-77).
The account is printed as Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, 'A full and accurate description of the wonderful lake Zirknitz', Phil. Trans. vol. 16, no. 191 (1687), pp. 411-27, but this image was not used.
The letter was further read on 11 January 1688 (JBO/8/176-77).
The account is printed as Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, 'A full and accurate description of the wonderful lake Zirknitz', Phil. Trans. vol. 16, no. 191 (1687), pp. 411-27, but this image was not used.
Related fellows
Freiherr von Johann Weikhard Valvasor (1641 - 1693, Austrian) , Natural historian
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