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Title: An essay on some subjects connected with Taste.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft.
This collection provides histories and analyses of society,
culture, education, crime, and family life. Providing a unique
perspective of everyday life in the 18th and 19th centuries,
readers of these works can study earlier developments that formed
our modern society.++++The below data was compiled from various
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edition identification: ++++ British Library Mackenzie, George
Steuart.; 1817. 8 . 526.k.34.
Title: Travels in the Island of Iceland, during the summer of the
year 1810. By Sir G. S. Mackenzie assisted by H. Holland and R.
Bright]. L.P.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal
narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian
travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel
guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the
Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The
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British Library Mackenzie, George Steuart; Bright, Richard H. H.;
Holland; 1811. 4 . 983.e.23.
Sir George Steuart Mackenzie (1780 1848) was a Scottish baronet
whose interests included chemistry and geology. This work, first
published in 1811, is his account of his voyage to Iceland in 1810
for the purposes of mineralogical research. Accompanied by
physicians Henry Holland and Richard Bright, Mackenzie surveyed
volcanoes, geysers and the other geological features of the island.
In addition to reporting the results of the expedition's scientific
exploration, this charming and evocative journal describes the
history, culture, attire and cuisine of the islanders. Also
included are Richard Bright's observations on the zoology and
botany of Iceland and a survey of the health of the population by
Henry Holland, who introduced smallpox inoculation during his
visit. Written in an easy, accessible style, this account brings to
life the sights, smells and tastes of the tour and the often
rudimentary accommodation and travel conditions.
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