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Old Greenland, _as to its_ Eastern & Western Parts. _Vulgo_ Oster Bygd & Wester Bygd
_Engraved for Egedes Greenland_ _by J. Smith, 1 Clements Inn, Strand_
_Pubᵈ. May 1ˢᵗ. 1818 by T. & J. Allman, Princes Street, Hanover Square_]
BY HANS EGEDE, WHO WAS A MISSIONARY IN THAT COUNTRY FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION AND A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
ILLUSTRATED WITH A MAP OF GREENLAND, AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD.
LONDON: PRINTED FOR T. AND J. ALLMAN, PRINCES STREET, HANOVER SQUARE; W. H. REID, CHARING CROSS; AND BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY, PATERNOSTER ROW.
_Of the Situation and Extent of Greenland. Probability of its forming Part of America_ 1
_First Settlement of Greenland, with some Thoughts on the Extinction of the Norwegian Colonies; and whether on the East Side no Remainders may be found of the old Norwegians: also, whether the same Tract of Land cannot be recovered_ 7
_Of the Nature of the Soil, Plants, and Minerals of Greenland_ 41
_Of the Nature of the Climate, and the Temperament of the Air_ 50
_Of the Land Animals, and Land Fowls or Birds of Greenland; and how they hunt and kill them_ 59
_Of the Greenland Sea Animals, and Sea Fowls and Fishes_ 66
_Of the ordinary Occupations of the Greenlanders, as Hunting and Fishing: of the Tools and Instruments necessary for these Employments: of their House Implements and Utensils_ 100
_Of the Inhabitants, their Houses, and House Furniture_ 113
_Of the Persons, Complexion, and Temperament of the Greenlanders_ 119
_Of the Customs, Virtues, and Vices, and the Manners or Way of Life of the Greenlanders_ 123
_Of their Habits and Way of Dressing_ 130
_Of their Diet, and manner of dressing their Victuals_ 135
_Of their Marriages, and Education of their Children_ 140
_How the Greenlanders mourn and bury their dead Friends_ 143
_Of their Pastimes and Diversions, as also their Poetry_ 154
_Of the Greenland Trade, and whether in promoting it there is any advantage to be expected_ 179
_The Religion, or rather Superstition, of the Greenlanders_ 183
_The Astronomy of the Greenlanders, or their Thoughts concerning the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets_ 206