Daniel Vetter (1592–1669) autorem pierwszego przewodnika turystycznego po Islandii

• Authors: Skoczylas Janusz

Title variants

EN

Daniel Vetter (1592–1669) – author of the first tourist guide to Island

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article analyses the text of Daniel Vetter (1592–1669) being the first description of Island in the Polish language. D. Vetter stayed in Island in June 1613 and the report of his stay was published in Leszno only in 1638. D. Vetter, although a Czech by descent, with the use of Czech characters, fi rst in Polish and then in Czech, German, Danish, etc. provided characteristics of tourist, natural and cultural attractions of Island. Author of the article also visited the island 403 years after D. Vetter and to a large extent confi rmed, explained and supplemented observations, refl exions and relations prepared in the first half of the 17th century.

Keywords

PL

Islandia, wyspa; góry, wodospady; wody geotermalne; burze

EN

Island; island; mountains; waterfalls; geothermal waters; storms

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii Nauki im. Ludwika i Aleksandra Birkenmajerów
• Journal: Analecta. Studia i Materiały z Dziejów Nauki
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 1(52)
• Pages: 83-95

Contributors

author

Skoczylas Janusz

• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu