{"product_id":"across-iceland-with-illustrations-and-maps-and-an-appendix-on-the-plants-collected-paperback-9781108079853","title":"Across Iceland; With Illustrations and Maps, and an Appendix on the Plants Collected (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108079853","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAcross Iceland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Illustrations and Maps, and an Appendix on the Plants Collected\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn engaging 1902 account of an expedition across central Iceland, around its northern coast and to the Faroe Islands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Bisiker (Author), A. W. Hill (Assisted by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108079853, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 February 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e254 pages, 60 b\/w illus.  4 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.327 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough a member of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of a number of books on geography, little is known of William Bisiker. Published in 1902, this is an account of an expedition, led by him, across central Iceland in 1900. The five men and one woman journeyed from the north-east of the country down to the south-west, and the book also gives accounts of visits to the Faroe Islands and coastal journeys to the fjords. Including maps, photographs and an extensive appendix compiled by expedition member and botanist Arthur William Hill on the island's plant life, this work remains a detailed and engaging portrait. The impressions made upon the party by natural features such as geysers, quicksand and lava formations are vividly described, as are the visits to isolated settlements and farms. The chapter on Reykjavik covers the political situation in the country, still under Danish rule.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The party\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Faroes\u003cbr\u003e 3. The fjords\u003cbr\u003e 4. Across the northern inhabited fringe\u003cbr\u003e 5. The interior, to Hveravellir\u003cbr\u003e 6. The interior, Strytur and its lava\u003cbr\u003e 7. The interior, Kerlingarfjöll\u003cbr\u003e 8. The interior, Hvitarvatn and Gullfoss\u003cbr\u003e 9. Geysir and Thingvellir\u003cbr\u003e 10. The capital, Reykjavik\u003cbr\u003e 11. In the west, to Reykholt\u003cbr\u003e 12. Barnafoss and the Surtshellir caves\u003cbr\u003e 13. Gilsbakki to Statharhraun\u003cbr\u003e 14. To Eldborg and Helgafell\u003cbr\u003e 15. Stykkisholm and Berserkjahraun\u003cbr\u003e 16. The north-west peninsula\u003cbr\u003e 17. The northern fjords\u003cbr\u003e 18. Across country from Akureyri to Husavik\u003cbr\u003e 19. The eastern fjords\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index of places.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913307250968,"sku":"9781108079853","price":22.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108079853i.jpg?v=1696751752","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/across-iceland-with-illustrations-and-maps-and-an-appendix-on-the-plants-collected-paperback-9781108079853","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}