. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. 1 1 180 TIIK I'OLAIJ \V(»KI-I>. yc'iir after he visited Truiisbiiikalia, to nmke inquiries uinony' the Buriat priests about the ancient history of Siberia. Havinj^ thus aeeoinpllshed his task, and thoroughly in- vestij^ated the wihl nations of the Finnish race, from the eonfines of the Arctic Sea to the Altai—a task which cost him his health, and the best part of his enerj^ii's—he lonf,n'd to breathe the air of his nativ
. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. 1 1 180 TIIK I'OLAIJ \V(»KI-I>. yc'iir after he visited Truiisbiiikalia, to nmke inquiries uinony' the Buriat priests about the ancient history of Siberia. Havinj^ thus aeeoinpllshed his task, and thoroughly in- vestij^ated the wihl nations of the Finnish race, from the eonfines of the Arctic Sea to the Altai—a task which cost him his health, and the best part of his enerj^ii's—he lonf,n'd to breathe the air of his native country. But neither the pleasures of lionje, nor a professorship at the University ol Helsini^^fors, richly earned by almost superlmnian exertions, Mere able to arrest the germs of disease, which journeys sucli as these could scarcely fail to plant even in his originally robust constitution. After lingering some 3'ears, he died in 185"), universally lamented by his countrymen, who justly mourned his early death as a national loss. J .. TUE bUL'bLlK. T. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880. London : Longmans, Green
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