Print from steel engraving titled „Christiania (Etat actuel)“.Drawn by Danvin.Engraver unknown.From M. Ph. Le Bas, Suede et Norwege, Paris, Editeurs Firmin Didot Freres, 1838.Notes: Norwege. 11. Lemaitre direxit.Christiania (1624-1924), in modern days Oslo. Oslo is the capital of Norway and most populous city in Norway. Oslo constitutes a county and a municipality. History:A fire in 1624 destroyed much of the medieval city, and when the city was rebuilt it was moved westwards in to be closer to the Akershus Fortress. King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway named the reborn city Christiania. The old site east of Aker river was not abandoned however and the village of Oslo remained as suburb outside the city gates. According to an official spelling reform (that changed ch to k) the form was changed to Kristiania in 1877. (The same year the city names Christiansand and Christiansund were changed to Kristiansand and Kristiansund - and the name of the county Christians Amt was changed to Kristians Amt.) The new form was used in all official documents and publications of the Norwegian State, but not by the municipality itself. The city continued to use the old form until 1897, then they also changed to Kristiania (without any formal or official decision). After the 1624 establishment of Christiania near Akershus fortress, the original site of the town was rebuilt and served as suburb outside the city gates. This village east of the river had preserved the name \"Oslo\". After the 1859 and 1878 expansion of city borders to include the surrounding Aker municipality, the village of Oslo was included in Christiania municipality. The entire city was renamed \"Oslo\" by a law of 11 July 1924, effective 1 January 1925—a decision that caused much debate. When the city in general now took up the name of Oslo, the eastern district of the city that had preserved the name became known simply as Gamlebyen (Old Town). The old square of Christian IV\'s city was named Christiania torv in 1958, and this name (with the old ch-form) is still in use on signs and maps. Christian IV\'s city with straight streets and right angles is now known as Kvadraturen (\"the Square\") and covers large parts of modern Oslo\'s centre, in 2009 it was proposed to rename this area Christiania.Approx. image size 14 x 9, 2/20, 2 x 12, 2 cm.

Condition: medium.