The History of Lapland: Wherein Are Shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages, Conjurations, &c. of That People — John Shaqi
The History of Lapland: Wherein Are Shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages, Conjurations, &c. of That PeopleScheffer, Johannes
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The History of Lapland: Wherein Are Shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages, Conjurations, &c. of That People
Scheffer, Johannes
Lapland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Sami (European people)
Uma 38, 0. 65, 11.
Pitha 40, 0. 66, 14.
Lula 40, 30. 66, 30.
Tœrna 42, 27. 67, 0.
Kimi 42, 20. 67, 1.
Lappijærf 42, 33. 70, 9.
Antoware 44, 4. 70, 26.
Tenokijle 46, 0. 70, 50.
Porsanger 44, 2. 71, 42.
Porsanger 43, 35. 71, 35.
Lingen 37, 30. 70, 30.
Trænees 32, 30. 70, 25.
Euvenes 33, 35. 70, 0.
Titisare 37, 55. 69, 40.
Piala 41, 40. 60, 15.
Siguar 38, 35. 68, 59.
Tingwar 38, 0. 69, 40.
Rounula 39, 30. 69, 47.
Koutokrine 42, 0. 69, 17.
Waranger 45, 0. 71, 35.
Lanzord 45, 35. 71, 26.
Hwalsund 42, 40. 71, 12.
Skrisæ 38, 50. 71, 18.
Trumsæ 35, 52. 70, 55.
Andaces 32, 0. 70, 30.
Serghen 32, 20. 69, 3.
Wardhus 52, 0. 71, 55.
Norkaap. 45, 30. 72, 30.
I proceed next to the disposition and nature of the Country, having
first given you a Map of it.
FOOTNOTES:
[3] Buræus _in his descr. of Swedland_.
[4] _Paul. Warnefrid._
[5]_Ad. Brem._ _Solin. c. 44._
CHAP. III.
_Of the temperature of the Air, and soil of_ Lapland.
We have seen how _Lapland_ is situate; let us next proceed to other
particularities of it. That ’tis very near the Pole appears from its
latitude, insomuch that for some months in the Summer the Sun here
never sets, and on the contrary in the Winter it never rises; which
_Herbersten_ says is but forty days, and tho three hours in the night
the body of it is something darkned, so that his raies appear not, yet
there is so much light, that they continue their work all the while.
Indeed the same account is not to be taken of the whole Country, since
part of it lies nearer, and part further distant from the Pole; and of
these too some parts are more East, and some more to the West, from
whence ’tis that with some of them the Sun is scarce above the Horizon
for so many daies as he pretends. And altho in the Summer it never
sets and goes below the Earth, yet neither does it rise much above it,
but as it were kisses and gently glides along the Horizon for the most
part; as likewise in the Winter when lowest it is not much beneath it:
which is the reason that tho they have one continued night for some
months, yet every day the Sun comes so near, that it makes a kind of
twilight. _Joh. Magnus_ saies that in the absence of the Sun there
are two twilights, one in the morning, the other in the evening, in
which those poor remainders of day provide that the night should not
be utterly destructive. And by how much the Sun is farther absent, the
light of the Moon is clearer. Hence _Petr. Claud._ saies that when
the Moon shines they go a fishing, and dispatch all other necessaries
that are to be done without doors; and when it does not, if the air be
clear, even the light of the Stars so much abates the darkness, that
the horrour of the night is much lessened, and there is light enough
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