| Not unlike the present day, many of the nineteenth-century travellers in Iceland tended not to stray far from the Reykjavík region and what were, even then, the more famous landmarks of the southwest: Þingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss. While some did indeed wander further afield, none of the travellers whose work I have consulted to date (June 2005) either visited or had much to say about Akureyri and the stunningly beautiful landscape of Eyjafjörður, the surrounding area. No doubt relevant passages will emerge as I explore the literature further; meanwhile, here are three paintings, accompanied by recent photographs that are meant to suggest similar scenes rather than duplicate them. |
