Issued in two volumes, this comprehensive description of the natural history of Iceland and surrounding waters includes four dozen copper engravings of fish, fowl and natural phenomena. Eggert Ólafsson and Bjarni Pálsson were both native Icelanders in the service of the Danish crown.; Issued in two volumes, this comprehensive description of the natural history of Iceland and surrounding waters includes four dozen copper engravings of fish, fowl and natural phenomena. Eggert Olafsson and Bjarni Palsson were both native Icelanders in the service of the Danish crown.
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Vice-lavmand Eggert Olafsens og Land-physici Biarne Povelsens [i.e. Bjarni Pa?lsson] reise igiennem Island, foranstaltet af Videnskabernes Sælskab i Kiøbenhavn, og beskreven af forbemeldte E. Olafsen med dertil hørende 51 Kobberstøffer og et nyt forfærdiget Kart over Island.; Vice-lavmand Eggert Olafsens og Land-physici Biarne Povelsens [i.e. Bjarni Pa?lsson] reise igiennem Island, foranstaltet af Videnskabernes Salskab i Kiobenhavn, og beskreven af forbemeldte E. Olafsen med dertil horende 51 Kobberstoffer og et nyt forfardiget Kart over Island.
