FOREWORD 



On the return of the Expedition the artist Mr. Аснтох Fiuis published 

 an extremely interesting, popular account of the voyage. The 

 Committee have deemed it desirable, nevertheless, that the scientific 

 publications should be prefaced by a brief description of the genesis, 

 equipment and course of the Expedition, based on the memoranda 

 of .Mvlr'S-Erichsex and on the various reports etc. With the agreement 

 of all the members of the Expedition who would be sending in papers 

 on the scientific work, it was left to the Committee to arrange for the 

 drawing up of such a descriptive ' report, and this honourable task 

 the Committee delegated to the undersigned member uf the Committee. 



The description, based mainly on reports etc., of an Expedition 

 in wliich one has taken no part, must of necessity be restricted to a 

 dry, objective account of what actually occurred. 



I have endeavoured to picture these events in such a way, that 

 posterity may obtain a clear conception of the incredible energy with 

 which the Danmark Expedition has worked and of the magnificent 

 results it has attained to. 



If I have succeeded in this, rny wish is iwcumplished. 



' It should bf iiifiilioneil thai this report was writti-n before Captain 1'>inah 

 MikkEi.-Ev returned liiiiiie from his expedition In Ihe \. 1С. coast of <!reenl:ind 



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