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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Page 45
... horses loaded with goods , * Of this affair , which is by Count Tramp regarded as a case of peculiar hardship , I have just received from Mr. Jorgensen the following explanation : Mr. Lambert- sen is owner of a vessel accustomed to ...
... horses loaded with goods , * Of this affair , which is by Count Tramp regarded as a case of peculiar hardship , I have just received from Mr. Jorgensen the following explanation : Mr. Lambert- sen is owner of a vessel accustomed to ...
Page 46
... 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 unexpectedly arrived , and was naturally hurt , as well at finding ...
... 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 unexpectedly arrived , and was naturally hurt , as well at finding ...
Page 112
... 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 . The ridge of lava was climbed with extreme difficulty , for the stones of ...
... 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 . The ridge of lava was climbed with extreme difficulty , for the stones of ...
Page 115
... 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 a nature as that of the glaciers , since it ...
... 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 a nature as that of the glaciers , since it ...
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 . Some ...
... 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 . Some ...
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