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one o f which Mr. Banks bought, in
order to take to England, with his
other Icelandic colle6lions.
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Hempa (upper drefs) —
Hoettve (travelling hat) —-
Upphlutur (bodice)
Svinta (apron) — — ■
Treja (jacket) — —
Mallinda (girdle) —
Fat (petticoat) —
Kjedja (chain) — — ■
Laufa prionar (bodkins orna- 7
mented with iilver) J
Koffur (fillet) — —
Èrma hiappar (ileeve-buttons)
^len vetlingar (rough gloves)
Auhreida (a cloth to wrap 7
their cloaths in) J
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L E T T E R
To Chevalier I h r e .
Of the Houfes and Buildings o f the Ice-
lañdérs,
Stockholm, Sept. 18, 1774.
^ Í ^HE houfes o f the Icelanders aré
A. not alike throughout the country.
According to fonie clefcriptions, they
are tolerable on the north fide o f the
ifland ; but on that part o f Iceland
which I have feen, they were all extremely
bad, excepting thofe o f the
governor at BefTeftedr, the phyflcian’s
at Seltiarnarnes, and the flieriffs at
Wido, that were built o f flone at
the king’s expence. In Ibme pareó
the dwellings and other buildings o f
the Icelanders are made of drift-wood,
in others they are raifed o f lava, almoft
in the fame manner as the ftone-
walls we make for inclofures, with
mofs ftuifed between the lava. In
fome houfes the walls are wainfcotted
G 2 within*