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Draft of a physical, geographical, and historical description of Icelandic ice mountains on the basis of a journey to the most prominent of them in 1792-1794 with four maps and eight perspective drawings / by Sveinn Pàlsson ; an annotated and illustrated English translation Richard S. Williams, Jr., and Oddur Sigurðsson, editors.

Title
Draft of a physical, geographical, and historical description of Icelandic ice mountains on the basis of a journey to the most prominent of them in 1792-1794 with four maps and eight perspective drawings / by Sveinn Pàlsson ; an annotated and illustrated English translation Richard S. Williams, Jr., and Oddur Sigurðsson, editors.
Author
Sveinn Pálsson, 1762-1840
Publication
Reykjavík : Icelandic Literary Society, 2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Jöklarannsóknafélag Íslands
  • International Glaciological Society
Description
xxxvi, 183 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 28 cm.
Alternative Title
Icelandic ice mountains
Subject
  • Geschichte 1792-1794
  • Glaciers > Iceland
  • Mountains > Iceland
  • Gletsjers
  • Om Isbiærge (Pálsson)
  • IJslandse handschriften
  • 4.010
Note
  • "In association with the Iceland Glaciological Society, Reykjavik and the International Glaciological Society, Cambridge, England."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
EDITORS' INTRODUCTION: Biographical information about Sveinn Palsson -- Natural history information available to Sveinn Palsson -- Maps available to Sveinn Palsson -- Introduction to the glacier treatise -- DRAFT OF A PHYSICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, AND HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF ICELANDIC ICE MOUNTAINS ON THE BASIS OF A JOURNEY TO THE MOST PROMINENT OF THEM IN 1792-1794 WITH FOUR MAPS AND EIGHT PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS / Sveinn Palsson: About ice mountains in general -- On the ice mountains in particular -- On the eruptions and devastations by the ice mountains.
ISBN
9979661461 (ib.)
LCCN
^^2005481114
OCLC
  • 56321108
  • SCSB-10360324
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library