A woman on a journey: Belgium in 1828 according to Johanna Schopenhauer

Sunday, August 19, 1828. Two women walk through the streets of Ghent with their Belgian companion to the Saint Bavo's Church. They are excited about the modern city and its busy streets...
Johanna Schopenhauer travels through our country in 1828, together with her daughter Adèle, the sister of the later famous philosopher Arthur. Her travelogue, which is translated and annotated here, is only published after independence, in 1831. The beauty of the varied landscape, the cleanliness and hospitality, the churches and their peculiar servants, the fairs, the smooth stagecoach transport, the modern industry... fascinate her. But the beautiful art collections of Flemish primitives and baroque artists, among others, can move her.
In a very open and sometimes slightly ironic way she describes her impressions of a small country in full transition - for her the most modern of Europe. A woman on a journey. Belgium in 1828 according to Johanna Schopenhauer is also beautifully illustrated with engravings and other images that reconstruct a coherent picture of the time with the text.