1. Undertakes third Harz journey

    · Harz Mountains, Germany

    Undertakes third Harz journey
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    Goethe traveled through the Harz with artist Georg Melchior Kraus, studying geology and meeting mining administrator Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich von Trebra. Date records the beginning of the documented August 7–September 15 journey; coordinates represent the central Harz at the Brocken.

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