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 225
... Fliotshverfet . I am strongly inclined to believe that this extraordinary degree of fertility is chiefly ascribable to the ashes , which have been thrown out by the volcano , and have fallen in the vallies , serving them both as the ...
... Fliotshverfet . I am strongly inclined to believe that this extraordinary degree of fertility is chiefly ascribable to the ashes , which have been thrown out by the volcano , and have fallen in the vallies , serving them both as the ...
Page 238
... Fliotshverfet , Skaptartungen , and part of the Medalland , had , previous to the eruption , a stock of about the number stated , of which a very few are now remaining . ( c . ) No information has yet been received from the parishes of ...
... Fliotshverfet , Skaptartungen , and part of the Medalland , had , previous to the eruption , a stock of about the number stated , of which a very few are now remaining . ( c . ) No information has yet been received from the parishes of ...
Page 241
... Fliotshverfet , which was the only one of all that remained inhabited , till the spring of 1784 , the distemper attacked every in- dividual among the inhabitants , not leaving a single person in health to assist and comfort the sick ...
... Fliotshverfet , which was the only one of all that remained inhabited , till the spring of 1784 , the distemper attacked every in- dividual among the inhabitants , not leaving a single person in health to assist and comfort the sick ...
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... Fliotshverfet by the great chasms in the earth , which are there par- ticularly abundant . It has been before re- marked ( Ix . ) that earthquakes were more violent before the fire broke out , but that from the period of the eruption ...
... Fliotshverfet by the great chasms in the earth , which are there par- ticularly abundant . It has been before re- marked ( Ix . ) that earthquakes were more violent before the fire broke out , but that from the period of the eruption ...
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according appeared APPENDIX ashes belonging British subjects Captain Jones cargo cattle cause channel circumstances color confiscated consequence considerable continued contrary Copenhagen Count Tramp damage Danes Danish language Danish miles declared Denmark destroyed distance dreadful earth eastern eruption especially Etatsroed farm farm-houses farther fire fire-stream fish Fliotshverfet Fugle-Skiær grass Hecla Hekla honor horses houses Hverfisfliot Iceland inhabitants island Jorgen Jorgensen June kind Lambertsen land Landbrot lava letter of marque licence likewise Majesty Majesty's manner Margaret and Anne Medalland ment mountain natives necessary Norway observed officers persons Phelps placard present proceeded proclamation quæ quantity Reikevig remain remark river rix-dollars rock SAMUEL PHELPS sand Savigniac sheep ship Sida Sir Joseph Banks situation Skaptaa smoke Stephensen stream of lava subterraneous sulphureous Syssel taken thick tion trading towns TRIANDRIA vessel viri volcano West Skaptefield western side whole winter woollen