Narrative of an expedition to the east coast of Greenland ... in search of the lost colonies, tr. by G.G. Macdougall1837 - 80 pages |
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| Title | Narrative of an expedition to the east coast of Greenland ... in search of the lost colonies, tr. by G.G. Macdougall |
| Author | Wilhelm August GRAAH |
| Translated by | G. Gordon MACDOUGALL |
| Published | 1837 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 80 pages |
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