UID:
almafu_9960117938802883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 359 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-28125-3
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Polar exploration
Uniform Title:
Historie van Groenland.
Content:
In 1759, David Crantz (or Cranz) was sent to Greenland for a year by the Moravian Church. Writing in German, Crantz (1723-77) published in 1765 his detailed observations on the country, its people and their way of life, including a history of the Moravian mission there. This English translation appeared in two volumes in 1820, prepared by staff at the Fulneck School in West Yorkshire, where a Moravian community existed. The text is illustrated with several engravings that depict landscapes as well as kayaks, weapons and tools used by the Greenlanders, providing a valuable visual record of eighteenth-century life among the native population. Volume 1 is primarily concerned with the geography of Greenland, the local weather patterns, and flora and fauna, as well as the attitudes, traditions, social habits and hierarchies of the people of Greenland.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Sep 2016).
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-07105-8
Language:
English
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107281257
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