Travels through Norway and Lapland during the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808 [Paperback]

An 1810 German account of the climate, minerals and peoples of Scandinavia, published in this English translation in 1813.Leopold von Buch (17741853) was a German scientist who travelled to Scandinavia in 18061808 to research the region's mineralogy and the arctic climate. He first published this detailed account of his travels and observations in Berlin in 1810; the English translation reissued here appeared in 1813.Leopold von Buch (17741853) was a German scientist who travelled to Scandinavia in 18061808 to research the region's mineralogy and the arctic climate. He first published this detailed account of his travels and observations in Berlin in 1810; the English translation reissued here appeared in 1813.In Travels Through Norway and Lapland, Leopold von Buch (17741853), a German geologist and palaeontologist, recounts his expedition to Scandinavia in 18061808. This book, originally published in Berlin in 1810, and in this English translation in 1813, describes these large, sparsely populated regions at the turn of the nineteenth century. The translator's preface provides an important geo-political backdrop  the possibility of war in Norway and the machinations of Sweden, Russia and Great Britain over the future of this territory. Von Buch's observations, however, are firmly engaged with the scientific. He writes that his motivation for the expedition was to find out how the harsh climate influenced the land, and he records detailed information about the weather and the region's mineralogy and geological structure. He also describes the local population, providing a wide-ranging account of life in the remote reaches of Northern Europe.Translator's preface; Author's preface; 1. Journey from Berlin to Christiania; 2. Christiania; 3. Mineralogical excursions in the country round Christiania; 4. Journey from Christiania to Drontheim; 5. Drontheim; 6. Journey from Drontheim to Finmark; 7. Finmark; 8. Journey from Alten to Torneo; 9. Journey from Torneo to Chló!