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Journal of a tour in Iceland in the summer of 1809

by Hooker, William Jackson Sir · 1811

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The Journal includes images of traditional Icelandic dress and natural landmarks. Paying particular attention to political structures and religious institutions, Hooker includes intricate tables of how tax dollars were spent, how hospitals and schools were run and more. As an academic botanist by trade, his journal entries describe the flora of the country; plants collected by Hooker on this trip were lost in a fire on the return voyage.

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IcelandIcelandMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 496 pages

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