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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... quantity of Icelandic produce , and par- ticularly of tallow , was lying ready for ex- portation in the ports of that island , con- ceived the project of opening a direct com- munication , likely to prove equally beneficial to both ...
... quantity of Icelandic produce , and par- ticularly of tallow , was lying ready for ex- portation in the ports of that island , con- ceived the project of opening a direct com- munication , likely to prove equally beneficial to both ...
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... quantity was imported , so that , partly owing to these causes , and partly to extravagant sacrifices and expences , and to rash and imprudent speculations and general mis- managements , it was not long before it was reported that this ...
... quantity was imported , so that , partly owing to these causes , and partly to extravagant sacrifices and expences , and to rash and imprudent speculations and general mis- managements , it was not long before it was reported that this ...
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... quantity 1 * Count Tramp observes that , according to a specifi- cation drawn up by Mr. Phelps , the public money forci- bly seized in Iceland by Mr. Jorgensen amounted in the whole to nineteen thousand two hundred and twenty rix ...
... quantity 1 * Count Tramp observes that , according to a specifi- cation drawn up by Mr. Phelps , the public money forci- bly seized in Iceland by Mr. Jorgensen amounted in the whole to nineteen thousand two hundred and twenty rix ...
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... quantity of merchandize , of which a return had previously been made to go- vernment : secondly , that an accusation of oppresion and extortion having been made against Mr. Poulsen , a factor belonging to Mr. Petreus ' establishment at ...
... quantity of merchandize , of which a return had previously been made to go- vernment : secondly , that an accusation of oppresion and extortion having been made against Mr. Poulsen , a factor belonging to Mr. Petreus ' establishment at ...
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... quantity of salt has been found tions ( Campi Phlegræi , p . 27 ) on this subject , that " it is well attested , that in the great eruption of Vesuvius , A. D. 1631 , several towns , among which were Portici and Torre del Greco , were ...
... quantity of salt has been found tions ( Campi Phlegræi , p . 27 ) on this subject , that " it is well attested , that in the great eruption of Vesuvius , A. D. 1631 , several towns , among which were Portici and Torre del Greco , were ...
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