In Northern Mists - Arctic Exploration in Early Times

Translated from Norwegian and published in 1911, this two-volume work traces Arctic exploration from antiquity to the sixteenth century.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Antiquity, before Pytheas; 2. Pytheas of Massalia: the voyage to Thule; 3. Antiquity, after Pytheas; 4. The early middle ages; 5. The awakening of medieval knowledge of the north; 6. Finns, Skridfinns, and the first settlement of Scandinavia; 7. The voyages of the Norsemen: discovery of Iceland and Greenland; 8. Voyages to the uninhabited parts of Greenland in the middle ages; 9. Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the discovery of America.

About the author

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis.

Summary

Reissued in its English translation of 1911, this two-volume work traces Arctic exploration up to the sixteenth century. The celebrated Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) quotes from many early and little-known sources. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts and maps, the work also includes a useful bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Fridtjof Nansen
• Assisted by: Arthur G. Chater (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9781108071680
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07168-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration; Cambridge Library Collection -; In Northern Mists 2 Volume Set; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration; In Northern Mists 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography