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 1 begins in
antiquity and, after presenting maps and legends of the Middle
Ages, turns to the voyages of the Norsemen to Iceland and
Greenland. The final part deals with the possible discovery of
North America or Vinland."
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration, Volume 1 |
| Release date: |
April 2014 |
| First published: |
March 2014 |
| Authors: |
Fridtjof Nansen
|
| Translators: |
Arthur G Chater
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| Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
400 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-07168-0 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
Norwegian
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| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
Historical geography
|
| LSN: |
1-108-07168-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781108071680 |
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