A
DESCRIPTION OF GREENLAND.

BY HANS EGEDE,
WHO WAS A MISSIONARY IN THAT COUNTRY
FOR
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
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A N E W E D I T I O N.
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WITH AN
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
AND
A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
ILLUSTRATED
WITH A MAP OF GREENLAND, AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD.
S E C O N D E D I T I O N.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
[HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION][i]
[LIFE OF THE AUTHOR][xciii]
[CHAPTER I.]
Of the Situation and Extent of Greenland. Probability of its forming Part of America[1]
[CHAP. II.]
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]
[CHAP. III.]
Of the Nature of the Soil, Plants, and Minerals of Greenland[41]
[CHAP. IV.]
Of the Nature of the Climate, and the Temperament ofthe Air[50]
[CHAP. V.]
Of the Land Animals, and Land Fowls or Birds of Greenland; and how they hunt and kill them[59]
[CHAP. VI.]
Of the Greenland Sea Animals, and Sea Fowls and Fishes[66]
[CHAP. VII.]
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]
[CHAP. VIII.]
Of the Inhabitants, their Houses, and House Furniture[113]
[CHAP. IX.]
Of the Persons, Complexion, and Temperament of the Greenlanders[119]
[CHAP. X.]
Of the Customs, Virtues, and Vices, and the Manners or Way of Life of the Greenlanders[123]
[CHAP. XI.]
Of their Habits and Way of Dressing[130]
[CHAP. XII.]
Of their Diet, and manner of dressing their Victuals[135]
[CHAP. XIII.]
Of their Marriages, and Education of their Children[140]
[CHAP. XIV.]
How the Greenlanders mourn and bury their dead Friends[143]
[CHAP. XV.]
Of their Pastimes and Diversions, as also their Poetry[154]
[CHAP. XVI.]
Of their Language[163]
[CHAP. XVII.]
Of the Greenland Trade, and whether in promoting it there is any advantage to be expected[179]
[CHAP. XVIII.]
The Religion, or rather Superstition, of the Greenlanders[183]
[CHAP. XIX.]
The Astronomy of the Greenlanders, or their Thoughts concerning the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets[206]
[CHAP. XX.]
The Capacity of the Greenlanders, and their Inclination towards the Knowledge of God, and the Christian Religion; and by what Means this may easily be brought about[214]

HISTORICAL
INTRODUCTION.