Travels by stagecoach from Altona / Hamburg to Kiel at 5 o’clock in the morning.

Primary sources

• Hotel bill dated 17.-22.10.1842 from H.G. Dancker to Thorvaldsen (last entry on the bill is dated 22.10.).
• Letter dated 29.10.1842 from Johanna Steinheim to Raphael Hanno (documents the time of departure).
• Ticket dated 22.10.1842 (documents the time of departure).
• Thorvaldsen’s pasport 3.10.1842 (stamp Kiel 22.10.1842).
• Travel account dated october 1842 from Frederikke Wallick to Thiele (documents the time of departure).

Other references

• Thiele IV, p. 197 (erroneously dates the departure from Altona 21.10.).
• Related Article: The Journey to Denmark, October 1842

Last updated 27.11.2015