298 - (Troil, Uv). Bref, rörande en resa til Island MDCCLXXII. Uppsala, Swederus, 1777. 20 pages, 2 leaves, 374 pages. With engraved title page with vignette, 1 folded copperplate map, 12 folded copperplate engravings, 1 mounted engraved head vignette and 2 folded tables. Contemporary half-leather binding with rich re-embossing and red spine label (rubbed, joints slightly cracked).

(Troil, Uv). Bref, rörande en resa til Island MDCCLXXII. Uppsala, Swederus, 1777. 20 pages, 2 leaves, 374 pages. With engraved title page with vignette, 1 folded copperplate map, 12 folded copperplate engravings, 1 mounted engraved head vignette and 2 folded tables. Contemporary half-leather binding with rich re-embossing and red spine label (rubbed, joints slightly cracked). Chavanne 2175; Fiske p. 608. - First edition, rare. - Uno von Troil (1746-1803, Archbishop of Uppsala) traveled to Iceland and the basalt island of Staffa in 1772 together with the famous London naturalist Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander (1733-1782), library assistant at the British Museum. Banks was the first to scientifically describe Staffa (cf. Henze I, 157). Banks and Solander had already participated in James Cook's famous voyage in 1768. - The work has been translated into several languages and includes, among other things, a comprehensive bibliography of Iceland. It describes the settlement and history of the island, its culture and economy, flora and fauna, as well as the landforms, especially geysers and volcanoes. The folded copperplate engravings depict the unique beauty of the island and the bizarre basalt formations of Staffa. - 2 bookplates.