9781108071055 - The History of Greenland: Including an Account of the Mission Carried on by the United Brethren in That Country (Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration) v... (3 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. An edited 1820 English translation of a Moravian missionary's observations on Greenland, its people and their way of life. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 390 pages, 5 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500. . 2014. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In 1759, David Crantz (or Cranz) was sent to Greenland for a year by the Moravian Church. Writing in German, Crantz (1723-77) published in 1765 his detailed observations on the country, its people and their way of life, including a history of the Moravian mission there. This English translation appeared in two volumes in 1820, prepared by staff at the Fulneck School in West Yorkshire, where a Moravian community existed. The text is illustrated with several engravings that depict landscapes as well as kayaks, weapons and tools used by the Greenlanders, providing a valuable visual record of eighteenth-century life among the native population. Volume 1 is primarily concerned with the geography of Greenland, the local weather patterns, and flora and fauna, as well as the attitudes, traditions, social habits and hierarchies of the people of Greenland.