Author: MEYER, C.N.T.,
Title: Leerzame Verhalen uit de Geschiedenis van Landen, Menschen, Het Rijk der Natuur; Voor de Jeugd bewerkt. [First Dutch edition, translated from the original German language].
Description: Haarlem, Wed. A. Loosjes, Pz., 1883. Small 8°. Original calfbacked marbled boards, gilded decorative spine with title. (iv), [4], 229pp. Handcoloured engraved and captioned frontispiece, 1 other handcoloured engraved captioned plate, 1 captioned engraved monochrome plate, table of contents on [4]unnumbered lvs. at front. SAAKES 8 (1824) P. 13. Dutch language collection of 21 educational informative stories told to dutch youths, which includes the story of Hans Egede Poulsen (The Apostle of Greenland) (1688-1758), norwegian lutheran missionary to the Danish territory of Greenland and his achievements. Other stories representing Czar Peter the Great of Russia, Death of James Cook, winter in Russia, discoveries by La Perouse, travelling the Arctic by Sledge, search after La Perouse by d'Entrecasteaux and other stories on foreign exotic animals, birds, hunting icebears, etc. Good copy. (covers a little bit shaved, spine skilfully replated, tiny piece at tial gone, contents and plates fresh and clean).

Keywords: literature juvenalia dutch stories greenland hans egede missionary apostle litheren russia arctic hunting naturalhistory animabls biology flora fauna biographies discovery la perouse captain cook