Journal of a Tour in Iceland, in the Summer of 1809: Appendices. A. Detail of the Icelandic revolution in 1809. B. Proclamations, letters, and other documents, relative to the Icelandic revolution. C. Account of Heckla ; with ... other remarkable volcanic mountains in Iceland. D. Odes and letters presented by the literati of Iceland to the Right Honorable Sir Joseph Banks and the Honorable Captain Jones. E. Icelandic plants. F. Danish ordinances concerning the trade of Iceland by land and sea |
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Sir William Jackson Hooker. furnishing from her numerous ports in Nor- way , as well as from Copenhagen , but since ... Sir Joseph Banks , who on this occasion under- took to advocate their cause . " As yet , however , no commercial com ...
Sir William Jackson Hooker. furnishing from her numerous ports in Nor- way , as well as from Copenhagen , but since ... Sir Joseph Banks , who on this occasion under- took to advocate their cause . " As yet , however , no commercial com ...
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Sir William Jackson Hooker. those which urged Mr. Phelps to send his vessels thither , Sir Joseph Banks again stepped forward in behalf of his favorite Ice- landers , and through his kind and benevolent exertions an order in council was ...
Sir William Jackson Hooker. those which urged Mr. Phelps to send his vessels thither , Sir Joseph Banks again stepped forward in behalf of his favorite Ice- landers , and through his kind and benevolent exertions an order in council was ...
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... Sir Joseph Banks , however , and his party , were more fortunate , and an account of their expedition has been published by Von Troil , whose remarks on Hecla are so familiar to the English reader , that the mountain may be considered ...
... Sir Joseph Banks , however , and his party , were more fortunate , and an account of their expedition has been published by Von Troil , whose remarks on Hecla are so familiar to the English reader , that the mountain may be considered ...
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Sir William Jackson Hooker. ༔ into numerous little hills and eminences , in- creasing in size the nearer they ... Sir Joseph Banks ' Manuscript Journal , · of melted stone . In this spot , which VOLCANOES . 111.
Sir William Jackson Hooker. ༔ into numerous little hills and eminences , in- creasing in size the nearer they ... Sir Joseph Banks ' Manuscript Journal , · of melted stone . In this spot , which VOLCANOES . 111.
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... Sir Joseph Banks thus describes his ascent of the same hill : " we ascended Mount Hecla with the wind blowing against us so violently that we could with difficulty proceed . The frost too was lying upon the ground , and the cold ...
... Sir Joseph Banks thus describes his ascent of the same hill : " we ascended Mount Hecla with the wind blowing against us so violently that we could with difficulty proceed . The frost too was lying upon the ground , and the cold ...
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