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Sir Joseph Banks, Iceland and the North Atlantic 1772-1820 : journals, letters, and documents /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Anna Agnarsdóttir (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2016.
Series:Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 3rd ser., no. 30.
Subjects:
Banks, Joseph, > 1743-1820.
Banks, Joseph, > 1743-1820 > Correspondence.
Naturalists > Great Britain > Biography.
Natural history > Great Britain > History.
Natural history > North Atlantic Region > History.
Natural history > Iceland > History.
Natural history.
Naturalists.
Great Britain.
Iceland.
North Atlantic Region.
Biography.
History.
Records and correspondence.
Table of Contents:
  • Joseph Banks : explorer and naturalist prior to the Iceland Expedition, 1743-72
  • The origins of the Iceland Expedition
  • Previous anglo-Icelandic relations
  • Iceland 1772-1815
  • The scientific exploration of Iceland before Banks's visit
  • The Banks Expedition in Iceland
  • The Iceland Expedition : an assessment
  • Sir Joseph Banks, 1772-1820
  • Sir Joseph Banks as protector of Iceland during the Napoleonic wars.