Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland - Sent By Order of King of Denmark, in Search of Lost Colonies, Under

Reissued here in its 1837 English translation, this work recounts the harrowing 1828-31 Danish expedition to Greenland.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; Voyage to Greenland, 1828; Voyage in a boat to Juliana's-Hope, 1828-9; Expedition to the east coast, 1829; Wintering at Nukarbik; Fruitless attempt to penetrate further north, return; Appendix.

Summary

Reissued here in its 1837 English translation, this work by Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863) recounts the harrowing 1828–31 Danish attempt to find lost Norse settlements on the coast of Greenland. Complementing his account of the expedition, Graah includes a brief history of the exploration and colonisation of Greenland.

Product details

• Authors: Wilhelm August Graah
• Assisted by: George Gordon Macdougall (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9781108075145
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07514-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historical Geography