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the great bay in which lies the island of Sennerut. One arm of this firth was 
called UTIBLIKSFIRTH, a name adopted by the ancient Northmen from the 
Esquimaux, with whom they must consequently have held intercourse at an early 
period in Greenland ; for it is the Esquimaux word Utiblik, signifying an isthmus, 
and there is here a remarkable isthmus which the Esquimaux still call by that 
jrame. Eystribygd comprised anciently one hundred and ninety settlements, with 
twelve churches, of most of which unquestionable ruins have been found. 'I he 
site of VESTRIBYGD, which included but ninety settlements and four churches, 
lay farther towards the north, and the ancient STEINSNES must be placed in 
Aglomersot, RANGEFIRTH at Araaraglik; AGNAFIRTH, with a churqh at 
HOPE, in Baals Revier, in the present district of Gotthaab, and LYSUFIRTH 
will be Isertok, in Sukkertoppens district. Of the ancient NORORSETUR, or 
summer stations for fishing and hunting, we may mention BIARNEY, (which had 
been already visited in 1007 by Thorfinn Karlsefne, in his voyage to Vinland.) now 
Disco, the island of Kingiktorsoak, to the north of the most northern of the present 
Danish settlements, Upernivik, where a curious. runic stone from 1135 was found 
in 1824, and KROKSFIRTH., through which some clergymen from the episcopal 
see of Gardar performed, in 1268, an exploratory voyage, and which, from the 
astronomical notices contained in the ancient accounts of his journey, are proved to 
be Sir James Lancaster’s Sound and Barrow’s Strait, together with Prince Regent 
Inlet. 
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN ANTIQUARIES published in 
1845, GRONLANDS HISTORISKE MIN DESMCERKER, {The Historical Mon - 
uments of Greenland ,) vol. Ill, (958 pages, with twelve copperplates,) which closes 
this work. The first and second volumes, pp. 814 and 794 respectively, were 
published in 1838. After Professor Rafn had finished the compilation of his sep- 
arate work, ANTIQUXTATES AMERICANiE, which was published by the 
society in 1837, he joined himself along with Professor Finn Magnusen for the pur. 
pose of editing (also under the auspices of the society) the great collection of 
original written sources of the ancient history of that remarkable polar land, which 
was first seen in 877, and colonized in 986. With a view ol doing all that lay in its 
power to throw light on ancient Greenland, the society, during the ten years from 
1832 to 1841, caused journej’s to be undertaken and explorations to be performed 
in such of the Greenland firths as were of the greatest importance in respect to the 
ancient colonization. By excavations made among the ruins remaining from the 
ancient colony, there was obtained a collection of inscriptions and other antiquities, 
which are now preserved in the American Museum erected by the society, and 
drawings were taken of the ground plans of several edifices. Of the reports 
received on this occasion, we must in an especial manner notice, as exhibiting 
evidence of the most assiduous care, and as moreover embracing the most important 
part of the country, the explorations undertaken by the Rev. George F. Joergensen 
of the firths of Igalikko and Tunnudluarbik, where the most considerable ruins are 
situated. The present volume 3 contains extracts from annals and a collection of 
diplomas relating to Greenland, compiled by Finn Magnusen, (to this part apper- 
tains a plate exhibiting seals of the Greenland bishops ;) ancient geographical 
writings, compiled by Finn Magnusen and Charles C. Rafn; the voyages of the 
brothers Zeno, with introductory notes and remarks by Dr. Bredsdorff; a view of 
more recent voyages for the re-discovery of Greenland, by Dr. C. Pingel ; an anti- 
quarian chorography of Greenland, drawn up by J. J. A. Worsaal from the ac- 
counts furnished by various travellers of the explorations undertaken by them. 
The work is closed by a view of the ancient geography of Greenland, by Professor 
Charles C. Rafn, based on a collation of the notices contained in the ancient man- 
uscripts and the accounts of the country furnished by the travellers; to which is 
added a list of the bishops and a chronological conspectus of the ancient and mod- 
ern history of the country, a historical index of names, a geographical index, and 
an antiquarian index rerum. Copperplate maps are annexed of the two most im- 
portant districts of ancient Greenland: the eastern settlement, (Eystribygd,) and 
the western settlement, (Vestribygd,) exhibiting the position of the numerous 
ruins. Moreover plans and elevations of the most important ecclesiastical ruins 
and other rudera; also, delineations of runic stones and other northern antiquities 
found in Greenland . 
