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Heimskringla’s “New Year’s Polyglot” issue

Front page of the January 18, 1888 edition of Heimskringla, titled “New Year’s Polyglot Number.” The page is densely printed in columns with Icelandic and English text. At the center is an engraved image of the Interior of the Agricultural Temple at the Antwerp International Exhibition, showing an elaborate architectural display beneath a vaulted ceiling.

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The front page of the January 18, 1888 issue of Heimskringla, featuring its special “New Year’s Polyglot” issue. It includes contents in Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch, French, Italian, and English.