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ject in hand; some of these being in the possession of the Author, 
he has availed himself of whatever information is interesting in the 
historical and other parts, which his own observations are not cal- 
culated to supply. His materials have thus become ample. - 
The work will be illustrated by a variety of engravings, consisting 
of maps, plans, and sketches. 
The maps, comprising delineations of East and West Greenland, 
will be improved from an original survey of the greater part of the 
west coast of the former, wherein many gross errors in the charts 
extant will be rectified. The plans and sketches will include repre- 
sentations of the various instruments used in the whale fishery, 
amounting to more than 40 articles :—the appearances of the land, 
ice, crystals of snow,—whales, narwhales, walrus, &c.—some birds, 
—a variety of mollusca,—together with views of the fisheries, &c. 
The following are the principal subjects that will be treated of :-— 
I, An account of the progress of discovery in the north, with a 
synopsis of the numerous voyages undertaken in search of a northern 
passage to India. 
II. An account of West Greenland :—its extent, appearance, 
natural history, aborigines, colonies, manners, and customs of the 
inhabitants, &c. 
Il]. East Greenland, or Spitsbergen ;—its appearance, natural 
history, harbours, icebergs, mountains, colonisation, products, &c. 
IV. The natural history of the Greenland seas; containing, 
1, An account of the Greenland sea:—its situation and extent, 
singular varieties of colour, occasional transparency and frequent 
opacity, temperature both at the surface and at considerable depths, 
currents, tides, depth, &c. 
2. The polar ice :—its varieties and properties, mode of genera- 
tion, &c.; its extent, situation, and variation; with a comparison 
of the degree of approximation towards the poles, attained by 
various navigators, in different meridians ; and a demonstration of 
the possibility (contingencies excepted) of performing a journey 
over the ice to the north pole. 
3. The atmosphere: its peculiarities, such as surprising refrac- 
tions, &c. :—its changes of pressure, as shown by the barometer, 
frequently sudden, great, and portentous, &c:—its temperature, 
mean, monthly, and annual, range of temperature, probable tem- 
perature of the north pole, cold, and its effects, &c. :—winds, 
their variableness, astonishing changes both in intensity and direc- 
tion, duration and frequency of storms in the spring of the year, &e. ; 
—meteors, clouds, snow, and its beautiful crystallisations, hail, 
frost-rime, Aurora Borealis, &c. 
4, The zovlogy :—the whale, and its various genera ;—the wal- 
rus, seal, bear, &c.:—birds: —some curious varieties of non- 
descript mollusea, and other marine animals, and animalcule, &e. 
V. The history of the northern whale fisheries, from the earliest 
records to the present time; showing, the progress of this art, and 
its singularly great advancement, with a clear account of those 
