Plan of the countrey in the neighbourhood of the boiling fountains
Scope & Content:
Map of Haukadalur Valley, and Laugarfjall, Iceland, marking the geysers and the site of the tent at Geysir. A line between points a and b shows the line of cross-section drawn in Add MS 15511, f, 32 and f. 34.
Drawing of a ruined church, dated 15 October 1772, the date of Joseph Banks' expedition arrival back in Stromness, Orkney, on their return journey from Iceland. Title inscribed below drawing. Pencil annotation: 'At S...holt'.
Section of the Boiling Fountains & country near them on the Line a-b in the Plan
Scope & Content:
Cross-section of the Haukadalur Valley. Locations marked include Laugafell, Little Geyser, Geyser and the location of the tent. The line of the cross-section is marked on the map at Add MS 15511, f. 31. Unsigned and undated. Two smaller versions of the cross-section, signed by Charles Ruotte, 177...