Uppdráttr Íslands : gjörðr að fyrirsögn Ólafs Nikolas Ólsens eptir landmælingum Bjarnar Gunnlaugssonar, er styðjast við Þríhyrníngamál og strandamælingar Þær, sem hið konúngliga Rentukammer hefir látið gjöra og reiknað hefir Hans Jakob Scheel.

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Title	Uppdráttr Íslands : gjörðr að fyrirsögn Ólafs Nikolas Ólsens eptir landmælingum Bjarnar Gunnlaugssonar, er styðjast við Þríhyrníngamál og strandamælingar Þær, sem hið konúngliga Rentukammer hefir látið gjöra og reiknað hefir Hans Jakob Scheel.
Alternate Title	Iceland.
Author	Holm, F. C.
Publisher	Íslenzka Bókmentafèlagi
Place of Publication	Reykjavík (Iceland)
Date	1844
Publisher Transcription	Gefinn út af enu Íslenzka Bókmentafèlagi. Reykjavík og Kaupmannahöfn. 1844. Grafið befir F. C. Holm.
Physical description	1 map printed and hand col.ed 85 x 113 cm., sheet 93 x 121 cm.
Geographic Area	Europe Iceland
Scale	1:1,920,000
Coordinates	W 26°--W 13/N 67°--N 63°
Depiction date	1844
Notes	Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2526 d Uppdráttr Íslands, gjördr ad fyrirsögn Ólafs Nikolas Ólsens eptir landmaelíngum Bjarnar Gunnlaugssonar. Reykjavík, Kaupmannahöfn, Grafid hefir F. C. Holm, 1844. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Alternate title on sellers label on case. Numersous MS notes, especially on Vatnajökull, Iceland's largest glacier, and the air to the northeast of it. Note identifies a volcano under the glacier and gives its approximate longitude and latitude. More MS notes on the west coast in Breidhafjórdhur and near Reykjavík. This map less heavily annotated than RB 623698. Burton was hired by Alfred Lock to travel to Iceland to evaluate sulfur mines which he had purchased from the Danish government; Burton traveled there from June 4th to September 5th 1872, but on his return Lock refused to pay him. This turned into a protracted legal battle, and Burton returned to Iceland in 1875 to gather information in aid of his case. MS notes: In Burton's hand on volcano.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries..
Call Number	623699
Subjects	Iceland -- Maps. Iceland -- Maps, Topographic.
Cartographer	Holm, F. C.
Additional Names 02	Ólsen, Óluf Nicolai, 1794-1848
Additional Names 03	Björn Gunnlaugsson, 1788-1876
Provenance	From the library of Sir Richard Francis Burton.
Donor/Former owner	Burton, Richard F. (Richard Francis), Sir, 1821-1890, former owner. CSmH
Language	Icelandic
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Rare Books Dept.
Physical Collection	Huntington Rare Books, Sir Richard Francis Burton Map Collection
Digital Collection	Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Digitization Specifications	High Res
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Unique Digital Identifier	391708
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