In 1759, David Crantz (or Cranz) was sent to Greenland for a year by the Moravian Church. Writing in German, Crantz (1723–77) published in 1765 his detailed observations on the country, its people and their way of life, including a history of the Moravian mission there. This English translation appe...

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1. Verfasser:	Cranz, David 1723-1777 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1820
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge library collection. Polar exploration
Schlagworte:	Moravian Church / Missions / Early works to 1800 Moravian Church / Missions / Greenland / History / Early works to 1800 Geschichte Missions / Greenland / Early works to 1800 Moravians / Missions / Early works to 1800 Missions / Greenland / History / Early works to 1800 Greenland / History / Early works to 1800 Greenland / Description and travel / Early works to 1800
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Zusammenfassung:	In 1759, David Crantz (or Cranz) was sent to Greenland for a year by the Moravian Church. Writing in German, Crantz (1723–77) published in 1765 his detailed observations on the country, its people and their way of life, including a history of the Moravian mission there. This English translation appeared in two volumes in 1820, prepared by staff at the Fulneck School in West Yorkshire, where a Moravian community existed. The text is illustrated with several engravings that depict landscapes as well as kayaks, weapons and tools used by the Greenlanders, providing a valuable visual record of eighteenth-century life among the native population. Volume 1 is primarily concerned with the geography of Greenland, the local weather patterns, and flora and fauna, as well as the attitudes, traditions, social habits and hierarchies of the people of Greenland
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xi, 359 pages)
ISBN:	9781107281257
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781107281257