Ultima Thule; or, A Summer in Iceland. vol. 2/2

by Sir Richard Francis Burton

ULTIMA THULE;
OR,
A SUMMER IN ICELAND.

BY
RICHARD F. BURTON.
With Historical Introduction, Maps, and Illustrations.
VOL. II
WILLIAM P. NIMMO.
LONDON: 14 KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND;
AND EDINBURGH.
1875.

EDINBURGH:
PRINTED BY M‘FARLANE AND ERSKINE,
ST JAMES SQUARE.

CONTENTS.

	PAGE
[CHAPTER VI]
The Press-Visit to the Latin SchoolLibraries and Collections-Gunnlaugsson’s Map-Note (Natural History and Anthropology),	[1-23]
[CHAPTER VII]
Tourists and Tours-Guides and Horses-Horse Gear, Traps, and Tents,	[24-43]
[CHAPTER VIII]
Excursions about Reykjavik-The Islands-The Laug or Hammám-The Southern Laxá or Salmon River,	[44-59]
[CHAPTER IX]
Further Afield-Ascent of the Esja and the Skarðsheiði-The Hof or Heathen Temple of Kjalarnes,	[60-83]
[CHAPTER X]
Northwards Ho! To Stykkishólm and Grafarós,	[84-129]
[CHAPTER XI]
To Hekla and the Geysir in Haukadalr,	[130-211]
[CHAPTER XII]
On Human and other Remains from Iceland,	[212-220]
[CHAPTER XIII]
To Eastern Iceland-We reach Mý-vatn,	[221-278]
[CHAPTER XIV]
Three Days at the Solfatara of Mý-vatn,	[279-302]
[CHAPTER XV]
Return to Djúpivogr and End of Journey,	[303-328]
[APPENDIX]—
On Sulphur in Iceland, by Henchel, Sir G. S. Mackenzie, Mr Consul Crowe, Captain Burton (Notes on Mr Vincent’s Paper), and C. C. Blake,	[329-377]
Leasing Contract—Report of the Althing,	[378-389]
Sulphur in Sicily,	[390-400]
Sulphur in Transylvania,	[400-402]
Sulphur in Andaman Islands,	[402-404]
Index:[A],[B],[C],[D],[E],[F],[G],[H],[I],[J],[K],[L],[M],[N],[O],[P],[R],[S],[T],[V],[W],[Y],[Z]	[405-408]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
VOL. II.

	PAGE
[Danish Fishing Company’s Station at Berufjörð,]	[ Frontispiece.]
[The Basalt Hammer and the Stone Weight,]	[21]
[The “Pretty Guide,”]	[28]
[Inventory of Reykholt Kirk,]	[70]
[Snæfellsjökull from the North,]	[86]
[Hafnafjörð, which ought to be the Capital of Iceland,]	[88]
[Snæfellsjökull from the South,]	[94]
[Sukkertoppr and Líkkista (Sugar-Loaf and Coffin),]	[99]
[The Amulet,]	[118]
[The Krísuvík Mines or Sulphur Mountains,]	[138]
[The Sulphur Spring,]	[140]
[Solfatara of Krísuvík,]	[146]
[The Rural Scene,]	[156]
[Lögberg and Almannagjá,]	[195]
[Human Clavicle,]	[217]
[The Broad-Shouldered,]	[265]
[Plan of Leirhnukr and Krafla Springs,]	[279]
[Reykjahlíð Church,]	[286]
[Map of the Mý-vatn and Vatnajökull District,]	[314]
[View of the Vatnajökull from the Southern Slope of (Eastern) Snæfell,]	[320]
[Stone-Axe in Museum, Reykjavik,]	[328]

ULTIMA THULE;
OR,
A SUMMER IN ICELAND.