Travels through Norway and Lapland during the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808

Travels through Norway and Lapland during the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808

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Buch Leopold von
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In Travels Through Norway and Lapland, Leopold von Buch (1774–1853), a German geologist and palaeontologist, recounts his expedition to Scandinavia in 1806–1808. This book, originally published in Berlin in 1810, and in this English translation in 1813, describes these large, sparsely populated regions at the turn of the nineteenth century. The translator's preface provides an important geo-political backdrop – the possibility of war in Norway and the machinations of Sweden, Russia and Great Britain over the future of this territory. Von Buch's observations, however, are firmly engaged with the scientific. He writes that his motivation for the expedition was to find out how the harsh climate influenced the land, and he records detailed information about the weather and the region's mineralogy and geological structure. He also describes the local population, providing a wide-ranging account of life in the remote reaches of Northern Europe.
EAN 9781108028813
ISBN 1108028810
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date June 9, 2011
Pages 482
Language English
Dimensions 244 x 170 x 25
Country United Kingdom
Authors Buch Leopold von
Illustrations 2 Maps
Editors Jameson Robert
Translators Black, John
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science