A description of Greenland : shewing the natural history, situation, boundaries, and face of the country; the nature of the soil; the rise and progress of the old Norwegian colonies; the ancient and modern inhabitants; their genius and way of life, and produce of the soil; their plants, beasts, fishes, &c. : with a new map of Greenland and several copper plates representing different animals, birds and fishes, the Greenlanders way of hunting and fishing; their habitations, dress, sports and diversion, &c. / / by Mr. Hans Egede, missionary in that country for twenty five years ; translated from the Danish.

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A description of Greenland : shewing the natural history, situation, boundaries, and face of the country; the nature of the soil; the rise and progress of the old Norwegian colonies; the ancient and modern inhabitants; their genius and way of life, and produce of the soil; their plants, beasts, fishes, &c. : with a new map of Greenland and several copper plates representing different animals, birds and fishes, the Greenlanders way of hunting and fishing; their habitations, dress, sports and diversion, &c. / / by Mr. Hans Egede, missionary in that country for twenty five years ; translated from the Danish.

Egede, Hans, 1686-1758.

Gamle Grønlands nye perlustration. English

A description of Greenland : shewing the natural history, situation, boundaries, and face of the country; the nature of the soil; the rise and progress of the old Norwegian colonies; the ancient and modern inhabitants; their genius and way of life, and produce of the soil; their plants, beasts, fishes, &c. : with a new map of Greenland and several copper plates representing different animals, birds and fishes, the Greenlanders way of hunting and fishing; their habitations, dress, sports and diversion, &c. / / by Mr. Hans Egede, missionary in that country for twenty five years ; translated from the Danish.

London : Printed for C. Hitch ..., S. Austen ... and J. Jackson ..., MDCCXLV [1745]

xvi, [4], 220 p., 12 leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (engravings), map ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Translation of the Danish title: Det gamle Gronlands nye perlustration, 1st published in 1729 (Dutch title: Beschryving van Oud-Groenland).

Signatures: A8 a2 B-O8 P6.

SCNHRB copy (39088005757919) has bookplate of Jonathan Dwight, Jr. and Smithsonian Institution Libraries, gift of Marcia Brady Tucker. With the pencilled Tucker collational notes.

SCNHRB copy bound in brown sheepskin; housed in an archival box.

Egede, Hans, 1686-1758.

Natural history -- Greenland -- Pre-Linnean works.

Inuit language -- Greenland -- Early works to 1800.

Greenland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.

Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner.

Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner.

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