A selection of litterature, that I enjoy for inspiration and have found relevant working with this blog. [Under construction!]

General Inspiration

Lauring, Kåre: Københavns Havn 1840-1940 – som fotograferne så den, Gyldendal, 2006
Great images of the harbour of Copenhagen from 1840 to 1940 – ships, buildings, quays, harbour railways etc. Text in Danish.

Schnellenberg, Carl : Das alte Hamburg – 154 Bildtafeln nach Gemälden, Zeichnungen under Kupferstichen, Im Insel-Verlag zu Leipzig 1936
A book of drawings in black and white of the old Hamburg. Contains a few 18th century drawings and maps, but the focus is on the 19th century. Text in German.

Tusk, Donald ; Duda, Wojciech; Fortuna, Grzegorz & Nawrocki, Konrad: Był sobie Gdańsk, Gdańsk 1996
Photo book of the old Gdansk/Danzig published in the 1000 year anniversery of the city. Filled with amazing images of the city, buildings and people from the 1850’s till around 1930. Text in Polish.

Railway History

Bley, Peter: Könichlich Preussische Militär-Eisenbahn, Verlag B. Neddermeyer, Berlin 2021
A very thorough book about the military railway of Prussia from 1872-1919 and what happened to the sites afterwards. The book details the lines, the stations, the rolling stock and much more, very well illustrated.

Road Vehicles