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ACROSS THE VATNA JÖKULL;
OR,
Scenes in Iceland;
BEING A DESCRIPTION OF HITHERTO UNKNOWN
REGIONS.
BY
WILLIAM LORD WATTS.
London:
LONGMANS AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROW.
1876.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY GILBERT AND RIVINGTON,
ST. JOHN’S SQUARE AND WHITEFRIARS STREET.
THIS WORK
IS
DEDICATED TO HIS ICELANDIC FRIENDS
BY
W. L. WATTS.
PREFACE.
Having traversed several parts of Iceland concerningwhich nothing has hitherto been known, Ihave ventured to publish the few following pages,giving an account of my journey across the VatnaJökull, and my visit to the volcanoes in the Northof Iceland.
W. L. W.
ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS.
| PAGE | |||
| No. 1. | Mount Paul—Frontispiece. | ||
| No. 2. | The Öskjugjá | 88 | |
| Map of Iceland | To face page | 1 | |
| Map of the Author’s Routes from Núpstað to Reikjahlíð | ” | 45 | |