A description of Greenland Shewing the natural history, situation, boundaries, and face of the country; the nature of the soil; the rise and progress of the old Norwegian colonies; the ancient and modern inhabitants; their genius and way of life, and produce of the soil; their plants, beasts, fishes, &c. With a new map of Greenland. And several copper plates representing different animals, birds and fishes, the Greenlanders way of hunting and fishing; their habitations, dress, sports and diversions, &c Gamle Grønlands nye perlustration. English Egede, Hans 1686-1758 text enk London Printed for C. Hitch in Pater-Noster Row; S. Austen in Newgate-Street; and J. Jackson near St. James's Gate MDCCXLV. [1745] 1745 monographic eng kal dan print xvi, [4], 220 p., 12 leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map ; 21 cm. (8vo) By Mr. Hans Egede, missionary in that country for twenty five years. ; Translated from the Danish. Translation of: Det gamle Grønlands nye perlustration, eller Naturel-historie, og beskrivelse over det gamle Grønlands situation, luft, temperament og bestaffenhed, first printed in an enlarged edition Copenhagen, 1741, but which first appeared in a pirated edition in Copenhagen, 1729. A Greenlandic song, composed by Frederick Christian, p. 155-162, is without music and gives a description of the performance. "Of their language", p. 163-[174], gives a small glossary of Kalâtdlisut dialect words as well as a discussion of grammar; the three articles of faith and the Lord's prayer are also translated into the Greenlandic language. Signatures: pi a² B-O P n-gl--- Lutheran Church Catechisms Kalâtdlisut dialect Lutheran Church Creeds Eskimos Greenland Eskimos Greenland Social life and customs Natural history Greenland Kalâtdlisut dialect Grammar Kalâtdlisut dialect Glossaries, vocabularies, etc Indian linguistics Kalâtdlisut dialect Indian linguistics Eskimo languages Greenland History Greenland Description and travel Imprint 1745. England London Pritzel 2625 (variant ed.) Nissen. Zool. 1236 (variant ed.) Pilling, J.C. Eskimo language, p. 26-7 Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, III:799 Alden, J.E. European Americana, 745/74 ESTC T144751 05039001 720381760 aacr dcrm DLC 110505 20111213133844.0 ocn720381760 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.106 2014/12/19) descriptionofgre00eged