{"product_id":"in-northern-mists-arctic-exploration-in-early-times-paperback-9781108071697","title":"In Northern Mists; Arctic Exploration in Early Times (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108071697","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn Northern Mists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArctic Exploration in Early Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated from Norwegian and published in 1911, this two-volume work traces Arctic exploration from antiquity to the sixteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFridtjof Nansen (Author), Arthur G. Chater (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108071697, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e428 pages, 86 b\/w illus.  1 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.2 cm, 0.68 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\"\u003eAccounts of the earliest exploration of the Arctic are scattered through many literatures. In writing this work, reissued here in the two-volume English translation of 1911, the celebrated Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) returned to many of the original sources. Calling on others to help him interpret texts in several languages, Nansen begins his account with the first mentions of the Arctic in Greek literature and ends with voyages of the sixteenth century. He notably questions some of the traditional history based on Norse sagas. Each volume contains lengthy quotations from little-known documents, making much valuable information accessible to non-specialists. Volume 2 continues from the discovery of North America through the explorations of the Inuit to the decline of the settlements in Greenland. Nansen describes early Norwegian explorations, considers the maps available to early explorers, and closes with the discoveries made by Cabot and the Portuguese.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9. Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the discovery of America (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Eskimo and Skraeling\u003cbr\u003e 11. The decline of the Norse settlements in Greenland\u003cbr\u003e 12. Expeditions of the Norwegians to the White Sea, voyages in the polar sea, whaling and sealing\u003cbr\u003e 13. The north in maps and geographical works of the middle ages\u003cbr\u003e 14. John Cabot and the English discovery of North America\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Portuguese discoveries in the north-west\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e List of the more important works referred to\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":45913265701144,"sku":"9781108071697","price":38.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108071697i.jpg?v=1696748870","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-northern-mists-arctic-exploration-in-early-times-paperback-9781108071697","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}