Arthur de Capell Brooke
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Sir Arthur de Capell Brooke, 2nd Baronet (born in Northamptonshire
22 June 1791 – 6 December 1858) was a British baronet
and travel writer, Fellow of the Royal Society (1823) and co-establisher of the Raleigh Club
(1827).
His informants were the county administrator of Finnmark
, the clergymen Marcus Fredrik Steen of Karlsøy
and Peter Vogelius Deinboll of Vadsø
(1816-1824); as well as the bishop of Nordland Mathias Bonsak Krogh. Later, in 1823 he was a traveller between the villages of Alta
and Torneå
, describing how the locals had discovered coffee
.
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
22 June 1791 – 6 December 1858) was a British baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
and travel writer, Fellow of the Royal Society (1823) and co-establisher of the Raleigh Club
Raleigh Club
The Raleigh Club was a dining club founded in 1827. It met at the 'Thatched House', a tavern in the St James area of London as an alternative to the Travellers Club....
(1827).
Remarks on Norway
He travelled in Northern Norway in 1820 and remarked the following regarding sea monstersSea Monsters
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- «Off OtersoenOtterøyOtterøy is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipalities of Namsos and Namdalseid. The former municipality included most of the island of Otterøya, the island of Hoddøya, and some of the mainland southwest of those islands. The area...
.... It was of considerable length, and longer than it appeared, as it lay in large coils above the water to the height of many feet. Its head was shaped like that of a serpent; but he could not tell whether it had teeth or not. He said it emitted a very strong odour and that the boatmen were afraid to approach near it.» - «At AlstahoegAlstahaugAlstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen....
I found the Bishop of the Nordlands (another clergyman!) who was an eye-witness to the appearance of two in the Bay of Sorsund, on the Drontheim Fjord.... They were swimming in large folds, part of which were seen above the water, and the length of the largest he judged to be about one hundred feet. They were of a darkish grey colour, the heads hardly discernible, from their being almost under water.»
His informants were the county administrator of Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
, the clergymen Marcus Fredrik Steen of Karlsøy
Karlsøy
Karlsøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hansnes. Karlsøy is also the name of a village on Karlsøya island in the municipality of Karlsøy. The village of Karlsøy had a population of 70.- General information :Karlsøy was...
and Peter Vogelius Deinboll of Vadsø
Vadsø
is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality and the county of Finnmark....
(1816-1824); as well as the bishop of Nordland Mathias Bonsak Krogh. Later, in 1823 he was a traveller between the villages of Alta
Alta, Norway
-Birdlife:For those interested in bird watching, the river outlet, known locally as Altaosen is well worth a visit. This tidal area is used as a stopover for many wetland species.-Transportation:...
and Torneå
Torneå
Torneå is the Swedish name of Tornio, a city in northern Finland.*Ylitornio - a municipality in Finland*Övertorneå - a municipality in Sweden, Matarenki in Finnish....
, describing how the locals had discovered coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
.
Books
He wrote and sketched in several publications from his expeditions:- Travels through Sweden, Norway, and Finmark to the North Cape, in the Summer of 1820, (1823)
- Winter Sketches in Lapland (1826) -- «Illustrations of a Journey from Alten on the Shores of the Polar Sea in 60o 55" North Lat. through Norwegian, Russian, and Swedish Lapland to Torneå at the Extremity of the Gulf of Bothnia. Intended to Exhibit a Complete View of the Mode of Travelling with Rein-Deer, the most Striking Incidents that Occurred during the Journey, and the General Character of the Winter Scenery of Lapland.»
- A Winter in the North CapeNorth Cape, NorwayNorth Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp. Its 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at , 2102.3 km from the North Pole. However, the neighbouring point Knivskjellodden is actually...
, John Murray (publisher)John Murray (publisher)John Murray is an English publisher, renowned for the authors it has published in its history, including Jane Austen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lord Byron, Charles Lyell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman Melville, and Charles Darwin...
, London (1827) -- «with various Observations relating to Finmark and its Inhabitants ; made during a Residence at HammerfestHammerfestis a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
, near the North Cape» - Sketches in Spain and Morocco, London (1831)
External links
- The Northern Lights gallery at the University of TromsøUniversity of TromsøThe University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
has several sketches made by him - Richard EllisRichard Ellis (biologist)Richard Ellis is an American marine biologist, author, and illustrator. He is a research associate in the American Museum of Natural History's division of paleontology, special adviser to the American Cetacean Society, and a member of the Explorers Club. He was U.S...
, The Search for the Giant Squid, The Lyons Press (1998)