Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland Sent by Order of the King of Denmark, in Search of the Lost Colonies, under the Command of Captain W. A. Graah of the Danish Royal Navy
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO W. A. GRAAH, ESQ., FIRST LIEUTENANT, ROYAL NAVY
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR MR. VAHL, AS NATURALIST TO THE EXPEDITION
- INTRODUCTION
- VOYAGE TO GREENLAND.—1828
- VOYAGE IN A BOAT TO JULIANA'S-HOPE, DETENTION THERE, AND AT NENNORTALIK.—1828—29
- EXPEDITION TO THE EAST COAST.—1829
- WINTERING AT NUKARBIK; WITH SOME REMARKS ON THE CLIMATE, POPULATION, &c. OF THE EAST COAST.—1829—30
- FRUITLESS ATTEMPT TO PENETRATE FURTHER NORTH—RETURN
- APPENDIX
- I On the Situation of the East and West Bygds; with Remarks on Eggers' and Wormskiold's Treatises on that subject
- II Botany and Zoology
- III Temperature of the Sea
- IV Magnetic Observations
- V Table of Latitudes and Longitudes
- Details of Experiments on the Intensity of the Magnetic Force
VOYAGE TO GREENLAND.—1828
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO W. A. GRAAH, ESQ., FIRST LIEUTENANT, ROYAL NAVY
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR MR. VAHL, AS NATURALIST TO THE EXPEDITION
- INTRODUCTION
- VOYAGE TO GREENLAND.—1828
- VOYAGE IN A BOAT TO JULIANA'S-HOPE, DETENTION THERE, AND AT NENNORTALIK.—1828—29
- EXPEDITION TO THE EAST COAST.—1829
- WINTERING AT NUKARBIK; WITH SOME REMARKS ON THE CLIMATE, POPULATION, &c. OF THE EAST COAST.—1829—30
- FRUITLESS ATTEMPT TO PENETRATE FURTHER NORTH—RETURN
- APPENDIX
- I On the Situation of the East and West Bygds; with Remarks on Eggers' and Wormskiold's Treatises on that subject
- II Botany and Zoology
- III Temperature of the Sea
- IV Magnetic Observations
- V Table of Latitudes and Longitudes
- Details of Experiments on the Intensity of the Magnetic Force
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- Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of GreenlandSent by Order of the King of Denmark, in Search of the Lost Colonies, under the Command of Captain W. A. Graah of the Danish Royal Navy, pp. 17 - 24Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014