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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... ashes which formerly made a part of its western side are still seen among it . The lower part and remaining walls are composed of nothing but ashes , cinders , and pieces of lava in various states . Its name is Röd - Oldur . - The scene ...
... ashes which formerly made a part of its western side are still seen among it . The lower part and remaining walls are composed of nothing but ashes , cinders , and pieces of lava in various states . Its name is Röd - Oldur . - The scene ...
Page 113
... ashes , if the volcano that has produced such an effect should again for a while resume its operations . Contrary to their expectations , they continued to ascend with- out meeting with any obstacle , passing over a continued series of ...
... ashes , if the volcano that has produced such an effect should again for a while resume its operations . Contrary to their expectations , they continued to ascend with- out meeting with any obstacle , passing over a continued series of ...
Page 117
... ashes to Holum , a distance of an hundred and eighty miles ! Horses were so alarmed as to run about till they dropped down through fatigue , and the people who lived near the mountain lost their cattle , which were either choked with ashes ...
... ashes to Holum , a distance of an hundred and eighty miles ! Horses were so alarmed as to run about till they dropped down through fatigue , and the people who lived near the mountain lost their cattle , which were either choked with ashes ...
Page 121
... ashes fell like rain in the Ferroe Islands , a distance of three hundred miles ! But the most dreadful volcanic eruption , which the annals of Iceland have yet re- corded , took place so late as the year 1783 . This was in the south ...
... ashes fell like rain in the Ferroe Islands , a distance of three hundred miles ! But the most dreadful volcanic eruption , which the annals of Iceland have yet re- corded , took place so late as the year 1783 . This was in the south ...
Page 127
... ashes , much resembling those of burned coals , fell upon the ground , covering it to the thickness of an inch . Intermixed with these substances was one of a grey , shining , and hard ' nature , which will hereafter be more fully ...
... ashes , much resembling those of burned coals , fell upon the ground , covering it to the thickness of an inch . Intermixed with these substances was one of a grey , shining , and hard ' nature , which will hereafter be more fully ...
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