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In Northern Mists Fridtjof Nansen

In Northern Mists By Fridtjof Nansen

In Northern Mists by Fridtjof Nansen


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Reissued in its English translation of 1911, this two-volume work traces Arctic exploration up to the sixteenth century. The celebrated Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) quotes from many early and little-known sources. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts and maps, the work also includes a useful bibliography.

In Northern Mists Summary

In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen

Accounts of the earliest exploration of the Arctic are scattered through many literatures. In writing this work, reissued here in the two-volume English translation of 1911, the celebrated Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) returned to many of the original sources. Calling on others to help him interpret texts in several languages, Nansen begins his account with the first mentions of the Arctic in Greek literature and ends with voyages of the sixteenth century. He notably questions some of the traditional history based on Norse sagas. Each volume contains lengthy quotations from little-known documents, making much valuable information accessible to non-specialists. Volume 2 continues from the discovery of North America through the explorations of the Inuit to the decline of the settlements in Greenland. Nansen describes early Norwegian explorations, considers the maps available to early explorers, and closes with the discoveries made by Cabot and the Portuguese.

Table of Contents

9. Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the discovery of America (cont.); 10. Eskimo and Skraeling; 11. The decline of the Norse settlements in Greenland; 12. Expeditions of the Norwegians to the White Sea, voyages in the polar sea, whaling and sealing; 13. The north in maps and geographical works of the middle ages; 14. John Cabot and the English discovery of North America; 15. The Portuguese discoveries in the north-west; Conclusion; List of the more important works referred to; Index.

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NLS9781108071697
9781108071697
1108071694
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times by Fridtjof Nansen
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2014-04-17
428
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