In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times. Vol. II only (Ch. 9 - 15)
by NANSEN, Fridtjof; CHATER, Arthur G. (trans.)
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1911. Hardcover. Good. 415 p. 27 cm. Tipped-in colour frontispiece and numerous b&w illustrations. Blue cloth with black and gold impressing. Corners bumped, edges worn, tears in spine ends. Front hinge cracking internally. Ink signature on front pastedown. Roughened text block edges.
Topics include Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, Eskimo and Skraeling, decline of the Norse settlements in Greenland, Norwegians in the White Sea, whaling and sealing, the north in maps of the Middle Ages, John Cabot, Portuguese discoveries.
Topics include Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, Eskimo and Skraeling, decline of the Norse settlements in Greenland, Norwegians in the White Sea, whaling and sealing, the north in maps of the Middle Ages, John Cabot, Portuguese discoveries.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145105
- Title
- In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times. Vol. II only (Ch. 9 - 15)
- Author
- NANSEN, Fridtjof; CHATER, Arthur G. (trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Arctic, Exploration, Fortunate Isles, Inuit, Skraeling, Norse, Vikings, Greenland, Norwegians, White Sea, Polar Sea, Whaling, Sealing, John Cabot,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic;
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