Letters on Iceland [electronic resource] : Containing observations on the civil, literary, ecclesiastical, and natural history; antiquities, volcanos, basaltes, hot springs; customs, dress, manners of the inhabitants, &c. &c. made, during a voyage undertaken in the year 1772, By Joseph Banks, Esq. P.R.S. Assisted by Dr. Solander, F.R.S. Dr. J. Lind, F.R.S. Dr. Uno Von Troil, and several other literary and ingenious gentlemen. Written by Uno Von Troil, D.D. first chaplain to his Swedish Majesty, almoner of the Swedish orders of knighthood, and member of the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm. To which are added the letters of Dr. Ihre and Dr. Bach to the author, concerning the Edda and the elephantiasis of Iceland: also Professor Bergman's curious observations and chemical examination of the lava and other substances produced on the island. With a new map of the island, and a representation of the remarkable boiling fountain called by the inhabitants Geyser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troil, Uno von, 1746-1803.

Standardized Title:

Bref rörande en resa til Island. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English letters--18th century.

English letters.

Genre:

Letters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi,400p. )

Other Title:

Letters on Iceland

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by and for W. Richardson, in the Strand; also for J. Robson, in New Bond Street, and N. Conant, in Fleet Street, MDCCLXXX. [1780]

Notes:

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T38526.

OCLC:

508612901