30 G. Amdkup. 



enterprise that might be said to concern Denmark chiefly. For- 

 tunately, scientific circles in Denmark were not blind to this duty 

 and already in 1898 the "Carlsberg Fond" granted the necessary 

 sum for the despatch of an expedition with this object in view. 



Before discussing this expedition, however, it should be mention- 

 ed, that the Norwegian sealing vessel Hekla, commanded by Cap- 

 tain Knudsen i, had in 1893 reached in to about 18 miles from land 

 off Cape Grivel (ca. 68°35') and observed here two fjords. 



"Carlsbergfondets Expedition til Østgrønland 1898—1900" was 

 commanded by First-lieutenant of the Navy G. Amdrup ^. The ex- 

 pedition falls into two divisions, the first being made in 1898 — 99, 

 the second in 1900. 



On August 31st 1898 Amdrup with his 4 Danish companions 

 landed at the trading and mission station in Angmagsalik (65°37'), 

 where a house for the winter was built. From September 10th to 

 October 3rd the first journey by boat was made to Depot Island 

 (66°07') and in the course of the winter several sledge journeys were 

 undertaken. But the decisive boat journey was first made in 1899 

 from June 21st to August 18th, during which the expedition reached 

 Aggas Island (67°22'). Further, on the stretch journeyed over depots 

 were made for the boat expedition, which was intended to work its 

 way down from Scoresby Sound to Angmagsalik in the following 

 year ^. 



On June 14th 1900 Amdrup sailed again from Copenhagen with 

 the "Antarctic", a Polar Sea vessel commanded by himself. On 

 July 5th the Antarctic stood in through the ice at about 741/2'^ and 

 on the 11th anchored in Griper Road in Sabine Island. After a short 

 stay here Amdrup stood southward along the land as far as Cape Dalton 

 (69°25'), where with three companions he left the ship to begin the 

 boat expedition southwards. 



After building a house for the winter Amdrup left Cape Dalton 

 on July 21st and succeeded in reaching the station at Angmag- 

 salik already on September 2nd. 



The Second-in-command of the expedition. Dr. N. Hartz, took 

 command of the expedition on board after Amdrup had left, whilst 

 the 1st mate V. K.tollek became responsible for the navigation of 

 the vessel. 



Hartz now explored the coast from Cape Dalton to Scoresby 

 Sound, the west side of Jameson Land, Flemming Inlet and the fjords 

 west of Cape Gladstone: thereafter, on September 2nd, he sailed 



■ Geografisk Tidsskrift, Bd. 12, p. 158. 



= Meddelelser om Grönland, Bd. XXVII. 



' In contrast to Graah and Holm, who had both used women's boats with 

 crew from Gz'eenland on their memorable expeditions up along the coast, Amdri'p 

 used Danish-bnilf wooden boats with Danish crew. 



