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 40
... difficulty , ar- rived at it . When full a mile from the spot , the superior verdure of the grass , that was within the influence of the heat , was very remarkable . What struck me as most extraordinary in this spring , though I ...
... difficulty , ar- rived at it . When full a mile from the spot , the superior verdure of the grass , that was within the influence of the heat , was very remarkable . What struck me as most extraordinary in this spring , though I ...
Page 53
... difficulty , taken , by bringing another fox to the island , and fasten- ing it by a string near the haunt of the former , by which means he was allured within shot of the hunter . Such an island as Vidöe is well bestowed on the present ...
... difficulty , taken , by bringing another fox to the island , and fasten- ing it by a string near the haunt of the former , by which means he was allured within shot of the hunter . Such an island as Vidöe is well bestowed on the present ...
Page 56
... difficulty cleared our plates , we hoped we had finished our dinners . Not so , for there was then introduced a turenne full of the eggs of the Cree , or great tern , boiled hard , of which a dozen were put upon each of our plates ; and ...
... difficulty cleared our plates , we hoped we had finished our dinners . Not so , for there was then introduced a turenne full of the eggs of the Cree , or great tern , boiled hard , of which a dozen were put upon each of our plates ; and ...
Page 57
... difficulty our eggs and cream ; but had no sooner dismissed our plates , than half a sheep , well roasted , came on , with a mess of sorrel ( Rumex acetosa ) , called by the Danes scurvy- grass , boiled , meshed , and sweetened with ...
... difficulty our eggs and cream ; but had no sooner dismissed our plates , than half a sheep , well roasted , came on , with a mess of sorrel ( Rumex acetosa ) , called by the Danes scurvy- grass , boiled , meshed , and sweetened with ...
Page 59
... difficulty allowed to refuse to empty entirely ; nor could this be done , but by ordering our people to get the boat ready for our departure , when , having concluded this extraordinary feast by three cups of tea each , we took our ...
... difficulty allowed to refuse to empty entirely ; nor could this be done , but by ordering our people to get the boat ready for our departure , when , having concluded this extraordinary feast by three cups of tea each , we took our ...
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