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Page 22 - W. The New England History, from the Discovery of the Continent by the Northmen, AD 986, to the Period when the Colonies declared their Independence, AD 1776.
Page 82 - The Story of Burnt Njal ; Or, Life in Iceland at the end of the Tenth Century.
Page 66 - ROBINSON (Conway) An account of discoveries in the west until 1519, and of voyages to and along the Atlantic coast of North America, from 1520 to 1573. Prepared for " The Virginia historical and philosophical society," and published by the society : 8vo large — Richmond, printed by Shepherd & Colin, 1848 ; deposited by William Maxwell.
Page 7 - Observations on some parts of Natural History, to which is prefixed an account of several remarkable vestiges of An ancient date, which have been discovered in different parts of North America.
Page 54 - A tour through the islands of Orkney and Shetland containing hints relative to their ancient, modern and natural history collected in 1774. With illustrations from drawings by the author, and with an introduction by Joseph Anderson. Kirkwall 1879. 8°.
Page 8 - Anecdotes of Olave the Black, King of Man, and the Hebridian Princes of the Somerled Family, to which are added XVIII. Eulogies on Haco, King of Norway, by Snorro Sturlson...
Page 21 - The Heimskringla ; or, Chronicle of the Kings of Norway. Translated from the Icelandic of Snorro Sturleson.
Page 70 - SHORT'S NORTH AMERICANS OF ANTIQUITY. The North Americans of Antiquity. Their Origin, Migrations, and Type of Civilization Considered.
Page 42 - Berlin 1892. (Festschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin zur vierhundertjährigen Feier der Entdeckung Amerika's) . 2 vols.
Page 6 - A Treatise of Iver Boty a Gronlander, translated out of the Norsh Language into High Dutch, in the yeere 1560. And after out of High Dutch into Low Dutch, by William Barentson of Amsterdam, who was chiefe Pilot aforesaid. The same Copie in High Dutch, is in the hands of Jodocus Hondius, which I have scene.