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DIE TELLSCAPELLE
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5163449
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DIE TELLSCAPELLE
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View of the Tell Chapel in Switzerland (La chapelle de Tell, Sisikon, Schweiz / Suisse). The chapel is on the Tellsplatte; the place where, according to legend, the "Tellensprung" took place. William Tell jumped off the boat, escaped and was able to kill Gessler, starting the uprising that sparked the Swiss confederation. Steel engraving, maker unknown. Numbered CCCLXI. Published by the Bibliographisches Institut in Hildburghausen, c. 1840.
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Zicht op de Tellskapelle in Zwitserland (La chapelle de Tell, Sisikon, Schweiz / Suisse). De kapel staat op de Tellsplatte; de plek waar volgens de legende de ,,Tellensprung'' plaatsvond. William Tell sprong van de boot, ontsnapte en kon Gessler vermoorden waarmee hij de opstand begon waarmee de Zwitserse confederatie ontstond. Staalgravure, maker onbekend. Genummerd CCCLXI. Uitgegeven door het Bibliographisches Institut te Hildburghausen, ca. 1840.