THE
LAND OF DESOLATION:
OBSERVATION AND ADVENTURE IN
GREENLAND.
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1872.
Harper & Brothers,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
- An Artist in search of the picturesque.
- An Assistant given to caricature.
- A Photographer, called “Colonel.”
- Another, who was “Major.”
- A Professor who made collections.
- A Prince who enjoyed himself.
- A great Hunter.
- A roaring, tearing tar of a Captain.
- A Mate with an inquiring turn of mind.
- A Sagaman who made history.
- A Parson.
- The Belle of a Ball in seal-skin pantaloons.
- Other Ladies in the same condition.
- Also a Boat’s Crew.
- Parliamentarians who smelled fishy.
- Others equally agreeable.
- The northernmost White Man and his family.
- Numerous Governors.
- Officers and Sailors unlimited.
- A Raven.
- An Antiquarian.
- A Witch.
- A Doctor.
- Two Enemies, called “Cook” and “Steward.”
- A Cabin-boy who woke up once.
- Ladies from Denmark.
- A great many other People.
- Dogs, Polar Bears, and other Animals.
- A Devil’s Thumb.
PREFACE.
The following pages are a record of a visit to Greenland, made in the summer of 1869, with a small party of friends, in the steam-yacht of Mr. William Bradford, whose widely celebrated pictures of Arctic scenery have received such deserved commendation; for, whether we consider the difficulties of the subject which that artist has undertaken, or the unusual exposures and hazards he has encountered, his success has been commensurate with his zeal, talent, and unflagging energy.
Since Mr. Bradford was desirous only of obtaining materials for his easel, the voyage was a leisurely one, being mostly near the coast, where halts were from time