Journal of a voyage from Okkak: on the coast of Labrador to Ungava Bay, westward of Cape Chudleigh ; undertaken to explore the coast, and visit the Esquimaux in that unknown region
by KOHLMEISTER, Benjamin G. (1756-1844); Georg Kmoch
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About This Item
London: Printed for the [United] Brethren's Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel Among the Heathen by W. M'Dowall, 1814. First edition. 22cm; 83 pages, folding engraved map. Bound in recent polished calf ruled in gilt on both boards and tooled at each corner. A bit sun-drenched on spine. Reference: AB 8996. Fine condition.
The son of a Warsaw baker, Benjamin Kohlmeister apprenticed as a cabinetmaker before wandering into the Moravian congregation at Dresden. In 1790, he was sent to Labrador where he served a 12-year residence at Okak, the Moravians' northernmost station. After a hiatus in Europe, he returned to Okak in 1810 with Georg Kmoch. Accompanied by 15 Inuit, the pair traveled north from the settlement to Cape Chidley , the Ungava Bay, and as far north as the Koksoak River scoping out sites for settlement. The volume offered here is the account of that voyage. In 1818, Kohlmeister became the general superintendent of the mission, headquartered at Nain.
The son of a Warsaw baker, Benjamin Kohlmeister apprenticed as a cabinetmaker before wandering into the Moravian congregation at Dresden. In 1790, he was sent to Labrador where he served a 12-year residence at Okak, the Moravians' northernmost station. After a hiatus in Europe, he returned to Okak in 1810 with Georg Kmoch. Accompanied by 15 Inuit, the pair traveled north from the settlement to Cape Chidley , the Ungava Bay, and as far north as the Koksoak River scoping out sites for settlement. The volume offered here is the account of that voyage. In 1818, Kohlmeister became the general superintendent of the mission, headquartered at Nain.
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- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5885
- Title
- Journal of a voyage from Okkak
- Author
- KOHLMEISTER, Benjamin G. (1756-1844); Georg Kmoch
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the [United] Brethren's Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel Among the Heathen by W. M'Dowall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Keywords
- Labrador Inuit Eskimo Polar exploration Arctic
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- Journeys and Destinations;
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