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Travels in the island of Iceland, during the summer of the year MDCCCX / By Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, baronet.

  • Mackenzie, George Steuart, 1780-1848.
Date
1811
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

Edinburgh : Printed by T. Allan and company, for A. Constable and company [etc., etc.], 1811.

Physical description

xvii pages, 1 unnumbered leaf, 491 pages, 15 plates (some color some folded) : illustrations, maps (1 folded), folded tables ; (4to)

Contributors

Notes

The "Preliminary dissertation on the history and literature of Iceland," the chapters, "Present state of education and literature," "On the government, laws and religion," and appendix I. "On the diseases of the Icelanders," are by Sir Henry Holland; the chapter, "Zoology, and botany," is by Dr. Richard Bright; and appendix II, "Icelandic flora," is by W. J. Hooker.
Copy 1 Note: Includes 'On the diseases of the Icelanders' by Holland (Appendix I, p. [405]-416)

Type/Technique

Languages

  • English

Subjects

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