Author: BAYERN, THERESE VON (PRINZESSIN):
Title: Ueber den Polarkreis. Leipzig, F.A. Brockhaus, 1889.
Description: . Pp. x, 342. With one large folding coloured map and 5 plates. Contemporary marbled boards, cloth spine, gilt, slightly faded. Copy of the Fürstenberg's library. Princess Therese von Bayern (1850-1925) became early interested in natural science and at the age of 21 she started to travel around Europe. This narrative describes her journey to the Arctic regions of Norway, Finland and Lapland. One chapter is devoted to the flora and fauna of the arctic parts of Norway. In 1892 Therese von Bayern was appointed a honorary member of the Geographical Society and of the Academy of Sciences. Dinse 346. Schiötz 1058.

Keywords: Europe, arctic, arctica, norway, finland, lapland, nordic, scandinavia, travel, exploration, norwegian, polar, fauna, flora, natural history


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