A poster from 1654, created by a printer from Strängnäs, may be Sweden's first so-called labyrinth print. The unique print has been digitized by the Royal Library. Göran Derefeldt in Åkers styckebruk has a printed copy at his home.
Göran Derefeldt lives in the papermakers' old residence in Åkers styckebruk. In the same house, the printer Zacharias Brockenius, who lived in Strängnäs, received a privilege to start Åkers handpapersbruk in the 17th century. When Derefeldt researched Brockenius, he discovered by chance that Brockenius made a labyrinth print.
He then contacted the Royal Library, hoping to see it with his own eyes. It was too fragile to be displayed, but they digitized it. According to Göran Derefeldt, the printer Johann Kankel on Visingsö has been considered the first to create labyrinth prints in Sweden.
But Derefeldt says Kankel's labyrinth print was not made until 1670, which is several years after Zacharias Brockenius's labyrinth print in Strängnäs, dated to 1654.