Icelandic Journals
Map of Iceland, for viewing alongside journals (will open in new window)
Notes on 1871 Journey, arranged by date
(In Preparation)
For each date, the entry from the Collected Works (vol. 8, 1911) edition is provided to accompany the notes (pdf images).
London to Reykjavík
- Thursday, July 6th,
Newcastle, Berwick
- Friday, July 7th,
at the Granton hotel
- Saturday, July 8th,
On board-ship "Diana" lying in Granton Harbour
- Sunday July 9th,
On board-ship "Diana," somewhere in the Pentland Firth
- Monday, July 10th,
On board-ship "Diana," somewhere between the Orkneys and the Faroes
- Tuesday, July 11th,
On Board-ship "Diana," the Faroes astern of us
- Wednesday, July 12th, On board-ship "Diana" near the East firths of Iceland
- Thursday, July 13th
, On board-ship "Diana" off the coast of Rangárvalla-sýlsla, Iceland
- Friday, July 14th, At Reykjavík in the house of Maria Einar's-dóttir
- Saturday, July 15th, In the same place
- Sunday, July 16th, At the same place
From Reykjavík to Bergthorsknoll and Lithend
- Monday, July 17th, In camp at Bolavellir
- Tuesday, July 18th, At Mr. Thorgrímsson's house at Eyrarbakki
- Wednesday, July 19th, At the priest's house at Oddi
- Thursday, July 20th, In camp in the home-mead at Bergthorsknoll
- Friday, July 21st, In camp in the home-mead of Lithend
- Saturday, July 22nd, In camp at same place
From Lithend to the Geysirs
- Sunday, July 23rd, In camp in the home-mead at Völlr
- Monday July 24th, In the priest's (Sira Guđmundr Jónsson's) house at Storuvellir
- Tuesday, July 25th, In camp at Geysir
- Wednesday, July 26th, In camp at the same place
- Thursday, July 27th, In camp at the same place
- Friday, July 28th, In camp at the same place
From the Geysirs through the wilderness to Waterdale
- Saturday, July 29th, In camp at Brunnar
- Sunday, July 30th, In the boner's house at Kalmanstunga
- Monday, July 31st, In camp at Búđará (by Arnavatn)
- Tuesday, August 1st, In the bonder's house at Grimstunga
- Wednesday, August 2nd, At the same place
- Thursday, August 3rd, In Dr. Skaptason's house at Hnausar
From Water-dale to Biarg and Ramfirth
- Friday, August 4th, In Mr. Jon Viđalin's house at Viđidalstunga
- Saturday, August 5th, In camp by the stead of Fiarđarhorn, Ramfirth
- Sunday, August 6th, In camp in the home-mead of Herdholt
- Monday, August 7th, In the same place
- Tuesday, August 8th, In the same place
- Wednesday, August 9th, In the priest's house at Breiđabólstađr on Skógar-strand
- Thursday, August 10th, At Mr. Thorlacius' house at Stykkisholm
- Friday, August 11th, In the same place
- Saturday, August 12th, In camp by Berserkia-hraun
- Sunday, August 13th, In camp at the stead of Skerđingsstađr
- Monday, August 14th, In the church at Ingialdshóll
- Tuesday, August 15th, In camp by Stapi
- Wednesday, August 16th, In camp in the ome-stead of Stađastađr
- Thursday, August 17th, In the bonder's house at Miklaholt
- Friday, August 18th, In the priest's house at Hítardal
- Saturday, August 19th,
In the camp in the tún of Borg
- Sunday, August 20th, In camp in the home-mead of Borg
- Monday, August 21st, In camp in the home-mead at Stafhold
- Tuesday, August 22nd, In the priest's hosue at Gilsbank (Gilsbakki)
- Wednesday, August 23rd, In the priest's house at Reykholt
- Thursday, August 24th, In the same place
- Friday, August 25th, In camp in the home-mead at Thingvellir
- Saturday, August 26th, In the same place
- Sunday, August 27th, In the same place
- Monday, August 28th, In a house at Reykjavík
- Tuesday, August 29th,
In a house (Beir Zoega's I think) in Reykjavik
- Wednesday, August 30th, In the same place
- Thursday, August 31st, In the same place
- Friday, September 1st, On board the "Diana" off the south coast of Iceland
- Saturday, September 2nd, On board the "Diana" off Berufirth
- Sunday, September 3rd, On board the "Diana," somewhere between Iceland and the Faroes
- Monday, September 4th, On board the "Diana," in the harbour of Thorshaven
- Tuesday, September 5th, On board the "Diana" between the Faroes and the Orkneys
- Wednesday, September 6th, On board the "Diana" off the North coast of Scotland
- Thursday, September 7th, In England again