ABSTRACT
IN this picture is shown the very ancient custom of setting up markets on the ice, held on flat, open surfaces in many provinces and attended by very wealthy merchants. A notable site for these is the archiépiscopal 203city of Uppsala in Sweden, through the middle of which a great river flows, where, about the beginning of February, the water quite often freezes to such a thickness that it supports the weight of a countless throng of people, draught animals, and merchandise of all kinds.
Markets on ice are held at Uppsala
