Olaus Magnus, a Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555: Volume II

by Olaus Magnus

The Swedish scholar and prelate, Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), last Catholic archbishop of Uppsala, lived the latter half of his life in exile. His devotion to his country and his people never faltered, nor his determination to give them a glorious place on the European cultural map by his writings. On his justly famous Carta Marina, published in Venice in 1539, he promised a fuller account of the North and its marvels. This he accomplished in January...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0904180433
• ISBN13: 9780904180435
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Hakluyt Society
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.