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Thingvellir sketching route: the church and the rifts

Three sheets from the 1862 Iceland journey (attributed to Bayard Taylor in the Library of Congress catalogue)

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Church at Thingvellir, Bayard Taylor1 · Church at ThingvellirEntrance to Almannagjá, Bayard Taylor2 · Entrance to AlmannagjáHrafnagjá, the Way out of Thingvellir, Bayard Taylor3 · Hrafnagjá, the Way out of Thingvellir
Church at Thingvellir, Bayard Taylor, 1862
Church at Thingvellir
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Church at Thingvellir

Bayard Taylor · 1862 · Thingvellir, Iceland

A wooden church behind a stone wall and turf houses beside it: a brush and ink sketch, 1862.

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Entrance to Almannagjá, Bayard Taylor, 1862
Entrance to Almannagjá
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Entrance to Almannagjá

Bayard Taylor · 1862 · Almannagjá, Thingvellir, Iceland

Riders with pack horses on a stone-lined path between the cliffs: a drawing of 1862.

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Hrafnagjá, the Way out of Thingvellir, Bayard Taylor, 1862
Hrafnagjá, the Way out of Thingvellir
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Hrafnagjá, the Way out of Thingvellir

Bayard Taylor · 1862 · Hrafnagjá, Thingvellir, Iceland

Riders in a cleft of hardened lava; the notes on the sheet are in the artist’s own hand.

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Thingvellir route at a glance

StopWorkArtistDateCoordinates
1Church at ThingvellirBayard Taylor186264.2569, -21.1239
2Entrance to AlmannagjáBayard Taylor186264.2575, -21.1210
3Hrafnagjá, the Way out of ThingvellirBayard Taylor186264.2700, -21.1000

On the map of places: Reykjavik and Thingvellir, Iceland. Artists on this route: Bayard Taylor.

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Questions about the Thingvellir route

Where does the Thingvellir sketching route start and end?

It starts at “Church at Thingvellir” and ends at “Hrafnagjá, the Way out of Thingvellir”: 3 stops, about 1.9 km apart measured in straight lines. Streets and paths wind, so the real walk is longer, and you will want time to sit and draw at each stop.

Who drew the sketches on the Thingvellir route?

The sketches are by Bayard Taylor, made in 1862. Each one is shown on the map at the place where it was drawn, with its source and licence.

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Updated 28 October 2026