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Uppdráttr Íslands : gjörðr að fyrirsögn Ólafs Nikolas Ólsens eptir landmælingum Bjarnar Gunnlaugssonar, er styðjast við Þríhyrníngamál og strandamælingar Þær, sem hið konúngliga Rentukammer hefir látið gjöra og reiknað hefir Hans Jakob Scheel



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    Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2525 d Olsen, O.N. Island, efter Oluf Nicolai Ólsen's og Bjorn Gunnlaugssons Uppdrattr Islands. Copenhagen, Boerentzen, 1849. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Numerous notes and translations in Burton's hand. "First voyage and extension shown in red, second expedition in yellow, last blue." This map more heavily annotated by Burton than RB 623699.Burton was hired by Alfred Lock to travel to Iceland to evaluate sulfur mines which he had purchased from the Danish government; Burton traveled there from June 4th to September 5th 1872, but on his return Lock refused to pay him. This turned into a protracted legal battle, and Burton returned to Iceland in 1875 to gather information in aid of his case. MS notes in Burton's hand. Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries.. Prime meridian: Ferro, Paris. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: The General Map. Sticker: R.B. 11485 L.

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  • Iceland and the Færoe Islands : from the Danish survey

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    Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2512 l ; [Great Britain. Admiralty.] Iceland and the Faeroe islands from the Danish survey 1845 corrected to 1866 ... London, Admiralty, [1872]. 1 sheet. [see p.]. Another copy." At head of title: "Hydrographic Office." Two copies. This copy without the linen backing has MS notes just east of Iceland and on the verso giving Burton's name and address. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Map of Iceland R.B. 11486,b. Iceland 2512 p maps Europe Great Britain 1 Captain Richard F. Burton 23 Dorset Street (Partonncese ugeecese ?) London [Postal stamps removed but partial cancellation showing from NIC] Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries. Sticker: R.B. 11486B..

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