Nord-fahrt, entlang der Norwegischen küste, nach dem Nordkap, den Inseln Jan Mayen und Island, auf dem Schooner Joachim Hinrich
Unternommen während der monate Mai bis Oktober 1861 von Dr Georg Berna, in begleitung von C. Vogt, H. Hasselhorst, A. Gressly und A. Herzen

This 1863 publication by a German geologist describes an early tourist voyage along the coast of Norway and to Iceland.

Karl Christoph Vogt (Author)

9781108041812, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 December 2011

512 pages, 36 b/w illus. 9 colour illus. 2 maps
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm, 0.71 kg

In the summer of 1861 the German-born geologist, zoologist and politician Carl Vogt (1817–95), Professor at Geneva, accompanied the wealthy landowner Georg Berna on a privately financed voyage to the Norwegian coast, the North Cape and Iceland. His role was to explain the natural history of the places they visited; also in the party was the artist Heinrich Hasselhorst, whose drawings illustrate this account of their journey. Vogt's book, published in 1863, is a travel narrative rather than a scientific report. It describes life on board the Joachim Hinrich, and his impressions of places including Bergen, Tromsø and Reykjavik, which he compares to a 'white desert' without trees or bushes. Vogt praises the hospitality, athletic physique and good looks of the Icelandic people, but expresses surprise that the natural resources of the island remain largely unexploited. The book includes appendices on Norwegian geology and Icelandic volcanoes.

Einleitung
Vorwort
Erstes Buch. Norwegen: 1. Von Hamburg über Stavanger nach Bergen
2. Bergen
3. Von Bergen über Molde nach Näs
4. Ueberlandreise Romsdalen Dovrefield Sneehättan. Drontheim
5. Drontheim. Lofoden. Börö
6. Tromsö
7. Pippertind. Havnäs. Sjkaervö
8. Loppen. Hammerfest
9. Von Hammerfest zum Nordkap
10. Gjesvär. Hammerfest
Zweites Buch. Jan Mayen: 11. Besuch und Landung
12. Aeltere und neuere Nachrichten
Drittes Buch. Island: 13. Reikjavik
14. Thingvalla. Laugarvatn. Geysir
15. Geysir. Hruni. Laugardaelir. Reykir. Reikjavik. Greenock
Wissenschaftlicher Anhang: 1. Geologisches aus Norwegen
2. Die vulkanischen Formationen.

Subject Areas: Historical geography [HBTP]