A winter in Lapland and Sweden; with various observations relating to Finmark and its inhabitants; made during a residence at Hammerfest. Near the North Cape / [Arthur de Capell Broke].

  • Broke, Arthur de Capell, 1791-1858.
Date:
1827
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Credit: A winter in Lapland and Sweden; with various observations relating to Finmark and its inhabitants; made during a residence at Hammerfest. Near the North Cape / [Arthur de Capell Broke]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    already dark, when we passed swiftly by the palace of Ulriks- dal, which I was just enabled to distinguish; and, not long afterward, we found ourselves, to our great joy, at the gates of Stockholm, after a long, although I can by no means call it a tedious journey, from Hammerfest. We glided softly along the suburbs, the darkness of which was finely illumined by a considerable fire, which was raging at a short distance from us, and spread a broad, red glare over our uncouth figures. Being clothed in our Lapland skins, we attracted the notice of the crowd whom the fire had assembled, and who, not doubting but that we were really a party of Laj)landers from the North, repeated loudly the cry of Lapper, Lapper, Laps, Laps, as we passed. We hardly knew whither to direct our course, Stockholm not abounding in places of accommodation for the traveller. Lundsted, the Swede, however, recommended so warmly the Franska Wdrdshtis, otherwise the French Llotel, that we determined upon repairing to it. He boasted of the magnificent recep- tion we should meet with, the splendid rooms, and above all the good cheer. This was comfortable news to us, who had fared but meagerly for some time past; and, proceeding with- out delay to the Regerings-gatan (Kegency street), we soon found ourselves at the door of a lofty, dirty-looking house ; the interior of which, I did not doubt, would very much belie its outward semblance. A large pair of folding-gates admitted our sledges into a small court-yard ; and a dirty old woman, coming out with an end of lighted candle, conducted us up 4 F 2