Sea bird colonies of Grimsey
Date
1823
Creator
Friedrich Eduard Müller (1812 - 1885, German) , Engraver
After
Friedrich August Ludwig Thienemann (1793 - 1858, German) , Physician
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 222mm
width (print): 280mm
width (print): 280mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape showing colonies of seabirds nesting on cliffs and a sea-stack on the North-east coast of the island of Grimsey, Iceland. In the foreground are ice floes, near one of which is a moored boat. There are four human figures, one of whom is a hunter, shown leveling a rifle or musket at the birds.
Plate 24 [numbered 2] from the book Reise im Norden Europa's vorzuglich in Island in den Jahren 1820 bis 1821 angestellt, by F.A.L Thienemann and G.B. Gunther, 2 vols., (Leipzig, 1824).
Inscribed above: ‘Pag. 221.Tab.II.’ and in pencil ‘24’. Inscribed below: ‘auct. ad nat. del. Hafsulastapa an der nord¬östlichen Küste von Grims-ey.’
Friedrich August Ludwig Thienemann (1793-1858) German physician and ornithologist embarked on a tour of Norway and Iceland with Gustav Biedermann Günther (1801-1866) German surgeon, during the years 1819-1820.
Plate 24 [numbered 2] from the book Reise im Norden Europa's vorzuglich in Island in den Jahren 1820 bis 1821 angestellt, by F.A.L Thienemann and G.B. Gunther, 2 vols., (Leipzig, 1824).
Inscribed above: ‘Pag. 221.Tab.II.’ and in pencil ‘24’. Inscribed below: ‘auct. ad nat. del. Hafsulastapa an der nord¬östlichen Küste von Grims-ey.’
Friedrich August Ludwig Thienemann (1793-1858) German physician and ornithologist embarked on a tour of Norway and Iceland with Gustav Biedermann Günther (1801-1866) German surgeon, during the years 1819-1820.
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