Author: COMPAGNIE BERGENSKE À BERGEN ET LA COMPAGNIE NORDENFJELDSKE A TRONDHJEM
Title: Norvège Saison d'été Voyages de Touristes...Le Cap Nord, Soleil de Minuit, Newcastle-Bergen-Trondjem Hamburg Les Fjords. [First edition].
Description: Bergen-Trondjem, Compagnies.., 1895. Small 8°. Original wrappers, stapled. Frontcover title in monochrome type with nice coloured illustrations. 68pp. Captioned monochrome frontispiece, 10 other captioned monochrome plates after photographs, illustrating topography of Norway, incl. merchantships with passenger accomodation in Fjords aloghside the Route Bergen-Trondheim and North Cape, informative data in text about ship's accomodation, fares, stop-overs, some recommended itineraries, 1 extending track-map alongside Norway Coast, rather detailed information about the phenomenon of Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis and Midsummenight festivals, printed on both sides of map, double-page monochrome Steamship's Company track-map, coloured in the outlines, Company's travel and trade conditions printed at rear end, large rubber stamped Lissone-Lindeman Travel Agents advertisement on outer back cover, table of contents. French language late nineteenth century traveller's guide by a Norway Steamship Company, exploiting merchant ships comined with luxury Passenger accommodation, travelling alongside the Norway Coast up till the extreme northern part, with some recommended itineraries, observation of the famous Aurora Borealis and the Mid Summer Nights season. A very interesting guide indeed. Very good copy.

Keywords: travel tourism guide norway bergen trondheim hamburg passenters auroraborealis sightseeing fjords culture heritage topography nature history holidaymakers europe midsummernight