George Steurat MacKenzie

Travels in the Island of Iceland, During the Summer of the Year 1810

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Produktbeschreibung

Evocative and detailed account of an exploratory tour of Iceland, written by geologist Sir George Mackenzie, first published in 1811.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 954g
• ISBN-13: 9781108030212
• ISBN-10: 1108030211
• Artikelnr.: 33400747

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Preliminary discourse on the history and literature of Iceland Henry Holland
1. Journal of the first excursion
2. Journal of the second excursion
3. Journal of the third excursion
4. Rural affairs
5. Present state of education and literature Henry Holland
6. On the government, laws, and religion Henry Holland
7. State of commerce
8. Zoology and botany Richard Bright
9. Mineralogy
Appendix: 1. On the diseases of the Icelanders Henry Holland
2. Icelandic flora
3. Catalogue of minerals
4. Miscellaneous articles connected with history and literature
5. Music
6. Register of the weather
7. Remarks occasioned by the Honourable Mr Bennet's Account of the Mineralogy of the Island of Madeira
8. Icelandic revolution, 1809.