Iceland‘s West Fjords History & Heritage Map is richly illustrated and with text boxes on the front (roads and road numbers as well). Texts and nice photographs from the beautiful West Fjords on the back. Fishing has been the prime basis for the settlement in the Iceland‘s West Fjords. Here was the scene of a brisk foreign trade for centuries, and English, German, Dutch, Basque, Norwegian and American vessels came here to fish.
The map introduces the history and heritage of Iceland‘s West Fjords from the settlement in the 9th century up to the 20th century. The map also introduce the inhabitants´ way of life, the legends and birdlife of the area, the Icelandic fox, Icelandic dried fish and tourism in the West Fjords.
Size: A1 (84 x 59 cm), folded in a pocket version (10,5 x 20 cm).
The map is also available as a poster (unfolded).
Publisher: Iceland Tourism Research & Consulting Ltd.
Editor: Rögnvaldur Gudmundsson, tourism consultant.
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