012-22-31 Ufk Ben hib CONTENTS OF VOL. XI. TRAVELS through Norway, Lapland, Iceland, and other northern Countries of Europe; ab- fracted from the Journal of a Gentleman, employed by the North Sea Company of Copen- bagen to make Discoveries, Travels of Sir John Chardin, through Mingrelia 115 221 THROUGH NORWAY, LAPLAND, ICELAND, AND OTHER NORTHERN COUNTRIES OF EUROPE; Abstracted from the Journal of a Gentleman employed by the North Sea Company of Copenhagen to make Discoveries, MAN ANY of the early voyages are rendered im portant by discoveries, and the meagerness of the narrative is compenfated by the magnitude of the tranfactions. This character, however, does not in general apply to travels undertaken at a very remote period. In travels, defcription is the principal part to be regarded; and elegant, or accurate defcription, is fcarcely to be expected when scientific travellers were few, and philosophical remarks on countries or customs, on laws, religion, or government, were rather incidental than intended. Cramped often by a narrow education or a narrow mind, and tied down to pursuits little favourable for deep and comprehenfive researches, a majority of the travellers before the feventeenth century can now only amuse the antiquary, who values what is rare more than what VOL. XI. B is |