In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration In Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen, G.C.V.O., D.Sc., D.C.L., Ph.D., Professor of Oceanography in the University of Christiania, etc.; Translated by Arthur G. Chater; Illustrated
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration In Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen, G.C.V.O., D.Sc., D.C.L., Ph.D., Professor of Oceanography in the University of Christiania, etc.; Translated by Arthur G. Chater; Illustrated
In Two Volumes, Volumes 1 and 2
CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
Volume One
Chapter 1. Antiquity, before Pytheas
Chapter 2. Ytheas of Massalia - The Voyage to Thule
Chapter 3. Antiquity, after Pytheas
Chapter 4. The Early Middle Ages
Chapter 5. The Awakening of Mediæval Knowledge of the North - King Alfred, Ottar, Adam of Bremen
Chapter 6. Finns, Skridfinns (Lapps), and the First Settlement of Scandinavia
Chapter 7. The Voyages of the Norsemen: Discovery of Iceland and Greenland
Chapter 8. Voyages to the Uninhabited Parts of Greenland in the Middle Ages
Chapter 9. Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the Discovery of America
Volume Two
Chapter 9. (continued)
Chapter 10. Eskimo and Skræling
Chapter 11. The Decline of the Norse Settlements in Greenland
Chapter 12. Expeditions of the Norwegians to the White Sea, Voyages in the Polar Sea, Whaling and Sealing
Chapter 13. The North in Maps and Geographical Works of the Middle Ages
Chapter 14. John Cabot and the English Discovery of North America
Chapter 15. The Portuguese Discoveries in the North-West
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In Two Volumes, Volumes 1 and 2
CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
Volume One
Chapter 1. Antiquity, before Pytheas
Chapter 2. Ytheas of Massalia - The Voyage to Thule
Chapter 3. Antiquity, after Pytheas
Chapter 4. The Early Middle Ages
Chapter 5. The Awakening of Mediæval Knowledge of the North - King Alfred, Ottar, Adam of Bremen
Chapter 6. Finns, Skridfinns (Lapps), and the First Settlement of Scandinavia
Chapter 7. The Voyages of the Norsemen: Discovery of Iceland and Greenland
Chapter 8. Voyages to the Uninhabited Parts of Greenland in the Middle Ages
Chapter 9. Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the Discovery of America
Volume Two
Chapter 9. (continued)
Chapter 10. Eskimo and Skræling
Chapter 11. The Decline of the Norse Settlements in Greenland
Chapter 12. Expeditions of the Norwegians to the White Sea, Voyages in the Polar Sea, Whaling and Sealing
Chapter 13. The North in Maps and Geographical Works of the Middle Ages
Chapter 14. John Cabot and the English Discovery of North America
Chapter 15. The Portuguese Discoveries in the North-West
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration In Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen, G.C.V.O., D.Sc., D.C.L., Ph.D., Professor of Oceanography in the University of Christiania, etc.; Translated by Arthur G. Chater; Illustrated
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration In Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen, G.C.V.O., D.Sc., D.C.L., Ph.D., Professor of Oceanography in the University of Christiania, etc.; Translated by Arthur G. Chater; Illustrated
In Two Volumes, Volumes 1 and 2
CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
Volume One
Chapter 1. Antiquity, before Pytheas
Chapter 2. Ytheas of Massalia - The Voyage to Thule
Chapter 3. Antiquity, after Pytheas
Chapter 4. The Early Middle Ages
Chapter 5. The Awakening of Mediæval Knowledge of the North - King Alfred, Ottar, Adam of Bremen
Chapter 6. Finns, Skridfinns (Lapps), and the First Settlement of Scandinavia
Chapter 7. The Voyages of the Norsemen: Discovery of Iceland and Greenland
Chapter 8. Voyages to the Uninhabited Parts of Greenland in the Middle Ages
Chapter 9. Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the Discovery of America
Volume Two
Chapter 9. (continued)
Chapter 10. Eskimo and Skræling
Chapter 11. The Decline of the Norse Settlements in Greenland
Chapter 12. Expeditions of the Norwegians to the White Sea, Voyages in the Polar Sea, Whaling and Sealing
Chapter 13. The North in Maps and Geographical Works of the Middle Ages
Chapter 14. John Cabot and the English Discovery of North America
Chapter 15. The Portuguese Discoveries in the North-West
In Two Volumes, Volumes 1 and 2
CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
Volume One
Chapter 1. Antiquity, before Pytheas
Chapter 2. Ytheas of Massalia - The Voyage to Thule
Chapter 3. Antiquity, after Pytheas
Chapter 4. The Early Middle Ages
Chapter 5. The Awakening of Mediæval Knowledge of the North - King Alfred, Ottar, Adam of Bremen
Chapter 6. Finns, Skridfinns (Lapps), and the First Settlement of Scandinavia
Chapter 7. The Voyages of the Norsemen: Discovery of Iceland and Greenland
Chapter 8. Voyages to the Uninhabited Parts of Greenland in the Middle Ages
Chapter 9. Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the Discovery of America
Volume Two
Chapter 9. (continued)
Chapter 10. Eskimo and Skræling
Chapter 11. The Decline of the Norse Settlements in Greenland
Chapter 12. Expeditions of the Norwegians to the White Sea, Voyages in the Polar Sea, Whaling and Sealing
Chapter 13. The North in Maps and Geographical Works of the Middle Ages
Chapter 14. John Cabot and the English Discovery of North America
Chapter 15. The Portuguese Discoveries in the North-West
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In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration In Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen, G.C.V.O., D.Sc., D.C.L., Ph.D., Professor of Oceanography in the University of Christiania, etc.; Translated by Arthur G. Chater; Illustrated
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration In Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen, G.C.V.O., D.Sc., D.C.L., Ph.D., Professor of Oceanography in the University of Christiania, etc.; Translated by Arthur G. Chater; Illustrated
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Publisher: | Denise Henry |
Publication date: | 09/04/2012 |
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