Only a few glimpses of the population of the southernmost part of the East coast come into the picture; this is all we are able to tell of the history of the East Greenlanders and of the Polar Eskimos, the sources being only archaeological. [...] The intention throughout has been to penetrate behind the source material and to record the reactions of the Greenland population on the influences from outside the country. [...] Hurst who himself had the task of balanc- ing the English style, besides running the risk of the edition itself, and above all to the Danish State's Rask—Ørsted Fond for its financial grant towards the cost of translating this second volume of my work. [...] So although Torfæus' thoughts and ideas, as expressed in the 168os (see I, p. 317) seem to have held sway in the early eighteenth century, after the change of sovereign in 1699, this is but a minor feature in the picture of the Danish—Norwegian monarchy in the first decade of the new century. [...] Colonization could be resumed, and thus would consolidate the kingdoms' power in the north- west and either re-establish the Christian Church or send a mission to the heathens he knew to exist on the west coast of Greenland, and who were probably involved in the disappearance of the Norse settlement.
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-432) and index
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- Date published
- 1973.
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- 919.82/03
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- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
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- Translation of: Grønlande historie Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-gl---
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- 9780773501560 9780773592865
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- G760
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- G19132 1971eb vol. 2
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title 2
- Copyright 3
- Contents 4
- Plates 5
- Illustrations in Text 7
- Maps 7
- Preface 8
- Chapter 17
- 1 Plans, Projects and Navigation of the Davis Strait 1700-1720 17
- 2 Advancement of Holy Work November 1720 to July 1722 39
- 3 The Bergen Company and the Mission 1722-1724 52
- 4 The Bergen Company: its hopes and decline 1724-1726 67
- 5 The Mission in Greenland 1724-1727 87
- 6 1727 Audit and Commission 107
- 7 The Royal Greenland Dessein 1727-1728 120
- 8 Continuation of the Dessein 1729-1730 136
- 9 The Years of Crisis 1730- -1733 170
- 10 Hans Egede's Last Years in Greenland 1733-1736 192
- 11 Dutch Activity 1734-1750 214
- 12 Jacob Sewerin's Trading Company 1734-1745 231
- 13 Jacob Sewerin Retires 1745-1749 251
- 14 The Mission: its Background and Principles 1733-1750 267
- 15 The Mission in Greenland 1733-1750 280
- 16 Trading Company: expansion and endeavour 1750-1774 305
- 17 Trade in Greenland 1750-1774 341
- 18 The Mission 1750-1782 363
- 19 The Mission and Cultural Changes 1750-1782 387
- 20 Marriage, Inheritance and Welfare 1750-1782 402
- 21 The Royal Greenland Trade and Fishery 1774-1781 422
- 22 The Royal Trade in Greenland 1774-1781 444
- 23 Setting up and New Plans 1778-1782 468
- NOTE ON THE SOURCE MATERIAL 478
- GLOSSARY 481
- INDEX 484
