Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809The Journal includes images of traditional Icelandic dress and natural landmarks. Paying particular attention to political structures and religious institutions, Hooker includes intricate tables of how tax dollars were spent, how hospitals and schools were run and more. As an academic botanist by trade, his journal entries describe the flora of the country; plants collected by Hooker on this trip were lost in a fire on the return voyage. |
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Page 52
... Geysers , taken from drawings made by Sir John Stanley , in 1789 . This gentleman the Stiftsamptman frequently mentioned , and I was vexed that my not having the honor of being acquainted with him pre- vented my answering many questions ...
... Geysers , taken from drawings made by Sir John Stanley , in 1789 . This gentleman the Stiftsamptman frequently mentioned , and I was vexed that my not having the honor of being acquainted with him pre- vented my answering many questions ...
Page 74
... Geysers , which I proposed visiting before I went into Borgafiord ; this I was the more anxious to do , as it seemed probable , from the many unlucky events which happened , and were inimical to the trading between the Ice- landers and ...
... Geysers , which I proposed visiting before I went into Borgafiord ; this I was the more anxious to do , as it seemed probable , from the many unlucky events which happened , and were inimical to the trading between the Ice- landers and ...
Page 75
... sixth horse , and I a seventh ; yet even these , nu- merous as they may appear for one person , were found not sufficient for our journey . There is , for some distance , a sort of beaten way , JOURNEY TO THE GEYSERS . 75.
... sixth horse , and I a seventh ; yet even these , nu- merous as they may appear for one person , were found not sufficient for our journey . There is , for some distance , a sort of beaten way , JOURNEY TO THE GEYSERS . 75.
Page 76
... we scarcely saw any thing of the country , till we arrived at the foot of the moun- tain , Skoul - a - fiel , whose three lofty and cone- shaped summits are plainly seen from Reikevig , and by 76 JOURNEY TO THE GEYSERS .
... we scarcely saw any thing of the country , till we arrived at the foot of the moun- tain , Skoul - a - fiel , whose three lofty and cone- shaped summits are plainly seen from Reikevig , and by 76 JOURNEY TO THE GEYSERS .
Page 77
... semi- transparent nectarium , of which I could find no description in the Flora Scandinavia . Several sorts of dwarf willows were common , as well as Bartsia alpina , Geranium sylvaticum , and Co- • nostomum JOURNEY TO THE GEYSERS . 77.
... semi- transparent nectarium , of which I could find no description in the Flora Scandinavia . Several sorts of dwarf willows were common , as well as Bartsia alpina , Geranium sylvaticum , and Co- • nostomum JOURNEY TO THE GEYSERS . 77.
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