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Page 45
... every thing that was done by Mr. Phelps or Mr. Jorgensen : — first, that Mr.
Savigniac proceeded armed to a settlement at Oreback, belonging to a merchant
of the name of Lambertsen*, taking with him a number of horses loaded with
goods, ...
... every thing that was done by Mr. Phelps or Mr. Jorgensen : — first, that Mr.
Savigniac proceeded armed to a settlement at Oreback, belonging to a merchant
of the name of Lambertsen*, taking with him a number of horses loaded with
goods, ...
Page 46
... cloth, &c. ; the whole of which was accordingly sent on thirty-five horses, which
returned laden with Icelandic produce ; the ex- pence of conveyance both to and
from Oreback being defrayed by Mr. Phelps. Mr. Lambertsen at this time ...
... cloth, &c. ; the whole of which was accordingly sent on thirty-five horses, which
returned laden with Icelandic produce ; the ex- pence of conveyance both to and
from Oreback being defrayed by Mr. Phelps. Mr. Lambertsen at this time ...
Page 112
... to any thing he ever saw before, our travellers found it necessary to leave their
horses ; and their guide, under the pretence that he was suddenly attacked with a
head-ache, excused himself from attending them farther on their journey.
... to any thing he ever saw before, our travellers found it necessary to leave their
horses ; and their guide, under the pretence that he was suddenly attacked with a
head-ache, excused himself from attending them farther on their journey.
Page 115
after its eruptions, as has been sufficient to load a number of horses. On the night
of the 19th of June, they at length approached the summit, and found themselves
on the edge of the crater, in a place covered with ice and snow ; yet not of such ...
after its eruptions, as has been sufficient to load a number of horses. On the night
of the 19th of June, they at length approached the summit, and found themselves
on the edge of the crater, in a place covered with ice and snow ; yet not of such ...
Page 117
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 or starved before they could be removed to grass.
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 or starved before they could be removed to grass.
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| Title | Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, Volume 2 Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, Sir William Jackson Hooker |
| Author | Sir William Jackson Hooker |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1813 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 May 2008 |
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