Tellskapelle, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, circa 1907

Subjects: Churches Lakes & Ponds Mountains & Hills
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Tellskapelle, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, circa 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The scene shows the small Tellskapelle at the water's edge under moonlight, with arched windows and a stone base, trees around it, and a mountain rising in the background. Moonlight reflects on the lake. The chapel stands on Lake Lucerne at the spot where, according to Swiss legend, William Tell escaped from the boat of the Austrian bailiff Gessler. The Tell story made this stretch of the lake a familiar stop for early tourists.

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Publisher	Wehrli A.-G.
Series	1548 a 72
Condition	Good
Place depicted	Tellskapelle, Switzerland
Publisher	Wehrli A.-G., Kilchberg, Switzerland
Notes	Printed caption top right; small white spot lower right; no border. No postmark and no stamp. Divided-back card with printed address lines; dealer pencil marks 'H59 1-' (top left) and '4-' in the stamp box. Printed imprint at lower left: Wehrli A.-G., Kilchberg-Zürich. Light foxing/toning on cream stock.

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Tellskapelle, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tellskapelle-lake-lucerne-switzerland-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.