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A Description of Greenland /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,
[2019]
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| Colección: | Arctic region and Antarctica issues and research.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Historical Introduction; Sketch of the Life of Hans Egede; Preface*; Chapter 1; Of the Situation and Extent of Greenland; Chapter 2; First Settlement of Greenland, with Some Thoughts on the Extinction of the Norwegian Colonies; And Whether on the East Side No Remainders May Be Found of the Old Norwegians: Also, Whether the Same Tract of Land Cannot Be Recovered; Chapter 3; Treats of the Nature of the Soil, Plants, and Minerals of Greenland; Chapter 4; Of the Nature of the Climate, and the Temperament of the Air; Chapter 5
- Of the Land Animals, and Land Fowls or Birds of Greenland and How They Hunt and Kill Them; Chapter 6; Of the Greenland Sea Animals, and Sea Fowls and Fishes; Of Other Sea Animals; Of Other Fishes; Of Greenland Sea Birds; Chapter 7; Treats of the Ordinary Occupations, as Hunting and Fishing: of the Tools and Instruments Necessary for These Employments: Of the House Implements and Utensils, &c., of the Greenlanders; Chapter 8; Of the Inhabitants, Their Houses, and House Furniture; Chapter 9; The Greenlanders' Persons, Complexion, and Temperament; Chapter 10
- The Customs, Virtues, and Vices, and the Manners or Way of Life of the GreenlandersChapter 11; Of Their Habits, and Way of Dressing; Chapter 12; Of Their Diet, and Manner of Dressing Their Victuals; Chapter 13; Of Their Marriages, and Education of Their Children; Chapter 14; How the Greenlanders Mourn and Bury Their Dead Friends; Chapter 15; Their Pastimes and Diversions, as Also Their Poetry; A Greenland Song, ; Composed by Frederick Christian, ; A Native; Chapter 16; Of Their Language; Vocabulary of the Language of Greenland
- The Creed, and the Lord's Prayer, Translated into the Greenland LanguageArticle I; Article II; Article III; Chapter 17; Of the Greenland Trade, and Whether, in Promoting It, There Is Any Advantage to Be Expected; Chapter 18; The Religion, or Rather Superstition, of the Greenlanders; Chapter 19; The Greenlanders' Astronomy, or Their Thoughts Concerning the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets; Chapter 20; The Capacity of the Greenlanders, and Their Inclination Towards the Knowledge of God, and the Christian Religion; and by What Means This May Easily Be Brought About; Index; Blank Page